1 Kings 14: 21-3, 1 Kings 15, Acts 16: 16-40, Psalm 102 18-28
Acts 16: 25-26 (ESV)
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing
hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was
a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And
immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened.”
In verses 25 and 26 from Acts 16, we see example of
Father-God’s supernatural power when we pray and praise him when we are in a difficult
situation. Paul and Silas were beaten with rods, thrown into prison with their
feet in stocks in Philippi after they cast a demon out of a slave girl. Instead
of feeling sorry for themselves and being depressed, Paul and Silas started
praying and praising the Lord by singing hymns. They were not praying and singing
quietly either in desperation either. They were praying and singing so loudly
that everyone in the inner prison could hear them. Father-God heard their
praying and praises and sent an earthquake which shook the foundations of the prison
and caused the prison doors to open. The bonds and shackles of every prisoner also
opened miraculously. I love this immediate demonstration of Father-God’s
response to Paul and Silas praying and singing hymns of praise even though they
had been beaten severely and their feet were chained in stocks in a prison. If
we can follow the example of Paul and Silas praying and singing hymns to the Lord
loudly and with joy even in our most desperate and lowest of circumstances, Father-God
will respond to us. I have heard so many stories from friends about the love
they felt from Father-God when they were at their wit’s end and the deepest of
depressions and remembered to pray and praise the Lord. When I was in a deep
depression, I felt the supernatural love of Father-God reach down to me to like
a hand to pull me out of the deep and dark hole after I started praying and worshiping
him. That waves of supernatural love from Father-God surrounded me and tears of
joy replaced my tears of agony. If you find yourself in a moment or a season of
difficult circumstances, remember to pray and praise the Lord and you too will
feel the supernatural love from Father-God surrounding you and other miracles
as well.
If you enjoyed reading about my thoughts about these Bible verses,
find yourself a Holy Spirit filled, full Gospel, Bible-based church where you
learn and hear about the word of God and learn to pray and praise God even in a
moment or a season of desperate circumstances.
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