Acts 16:25-28
25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 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 chains were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. 28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”
When thrown unjustly in jail for speaking the truth, Paul and Silas turned joyfully to singing praises to God. While others listened, an earthquake opened all the doors and chains to set the prisoners free. Since the guard would even be accountable for this if they ran away, he almost killed himself. So we are set free in Christ from the cell of sin that traps us under guard of our broken will. The freedom God gives deserves our praise and thanksgiving. Do yourself no harm, the jailer can be set free by grace also!
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