SINGING FOR GOD
Acts 16:25
But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Personal Challenge
Once again, we see saints from our past showing us how to respond to adversity. Paul and Silas had just been unjustly tried for following and proclaiming Jesus. They had been beaten and chained in stocks within the community prison. Rather than being all despondent and angry at those who had mistreated them, they immediately broke out in prayers and singing hymns. They were praising their loving God for allowing them to be witnesses for their Lord and Savior. They were also being witnesses to their fellow prisoners and the jail keeper that our joy in our Lord far surpasses any consequences that the world around us may try to oppress us with. God wants us to be joyful in Him no matter what the world throws at us. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have Mercy on me, the sinner!
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