shaken: and immediately all the doors were
opened, and everyone’s bands were loosed
(Acts 16:25,26). That earthquake gave Paul
and Silas an opportunity to escape, but they
didn’t because they knew souls were hanging
in the balance; and they took their directions
from the Holy Ghost.
The keeper of the prison thought all the prisoners
had escaped, and he was ready to commit
suicide, but Paul cried with a loud voice,
saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all
here. Then he the keeper called for a light,
and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell
down before Paul and Silas, And brought
them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do
to be saved? And they said, Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,
and thy house (Acts 16:28–31). Because
Paul and Silas had their minds stayed on the
Lord and trusted in God, the Holy Ghost was
able to feed them God’s thoughts and direct
them in how God wanted their situation to be
handled.
They endured for souls.
Paul and Silas had been beaten, thrown into
prison and endured a great earthquake; but
the result of it all was that a young, devilpossessed
woman who had been forced to
do the devil’s work received her deliverance.
Also, the keeper of the prison and his family
received the gift of Jesus.
Accept the Gift of Jesus
I’m sure the keeper of the prison recognized
Jesus in Paul and Silas and saw the difference
in their lives, and that is why he and his family
wanted to get saved. Do people see the
gift of Jesus in your life?
Friend, if you don’t have the gift of Jesus
in your heart, accept Him today; and you
will have the best Christmas ever. Say the
sinner’s prayer found on page 5 of this
magazine right now. Then you must go on to
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost so you will
be ready to meet Jesus in the air when He
returns for His Bride.
God bless you.
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