Acts-Chapter 16

Acts 16

23 And having laid many stripes upon them they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;

24 who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet to the stocks.

25 And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.

26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison shook, and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bonds of all loosed.

27 And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, having drawn a sword was going to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had fled.

28 But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.

29 And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.

30 And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved?

31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

32 And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house.

33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed [them] from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway.

34 And having brought them into his house he laid the table [for them], and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.

 

stir-cra·zy

/ˈstər ˌkrāzē/

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adjective

INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN

psychologically disturbed, especially as a result of being confined or imprisoned

 

Social distancing. Shelter in place. Lockdown. 

 

Aren't we all getting a little stir crazy? Feeling imprisoned.

Paul and Silas were truly imprisoned. And what did they do? Prayed and...praised God with singing.

What happened? The other prisoners listened to them. And then GOD SHOWED UP.

God set Paul and Silas free. 

And... God saved the jailer and his family from the prison of their sins.

 

Now, when you are feeling a little imprisoned, maybe it is a good time to sing praise to God. See what a good and powerful God does.