Date: Saturday, 18th November, 2023
Text: Acts 16:16-28
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
In the physical realm, prison walls are very thick and high. And they are guarded by security operatives and wardens day and night. A prisoner is highly limited and largely has no control of his life. Things are similar in the realm of the spirit. Many are bound by invisible prison walls of sin, drug addictions, sickness, poverty, fear, doubt, failure and disappointment.
The Word of God says, “Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness, prisoners (bound) in misery and chains, because they had rebelled against the precepts of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High. Therefore He humbled their heart with hard labor; they stumbled and there was no one to help. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them from their distresses.” Psalm 107:10-13
Another major weapon that can be used to demolish the invisible prison walls of darkness can be found in today’s text. Paul and Silas found themselves in a very humiliating and limiting situation for doing God’s work. They had been severely flogged and were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose- Acts 16:23-26
Are you walled in by invisible prisons or limited by the chains of Satan? Spend quality time passionately worshiping and praising God, especially in the sensitive early hours of the night. The Spirit of the Lord will descend and set you free from your bondage in Jesus name.
Action Nugget: Invest quality time praising the One who is able to liberate you from the prison walls of darkness.