Spread The Word

According to His mercy He saved us. Titus 3:5.

T here’s a wonderful story about Paul and Silas in Acts 16:16– 34, who were thrown in a Philippian prison for preaching. Instead of complaining, they sat damp dungeon listening to the groans from others in chains. But the jailer night heard a strange sound that drowned out the wailing. Paul and Silas were having a song service at midnight, praising the name of their great and mighty God. They used their imprisonment to proclaim the news that Jesus had come to free people from the chains of sin. What was Heaven’s response? The prison walls shook on their foundations and crumbled, giving the chance for prisoners to escape. The jailer was about to commit suicide because of a mass escape. Paul glanced in the jailer’s direction and said: “Don’t kill yourself; we’re still here!” The jailer fell upon his face and said, “Sir, what must I do to be saved?” Paul didn’t answer, “Join the church and thou shalt be saved.” Oh no! “Live the best you can and thou shalt be saved.” Oh no! The answer that rang through the jail that night is the same message that’s been ringing down through the centuries: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (v. 30– 31 kjv). It is faith placed in Christ alone that assures the soul is saved, and we are surrounded by those who need to know Christ as Savior.
Graham, Billy. Truth for Each Day : A 365-Day Devotional, Thomas Nelson Incorporated, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/liberty/detail.action?docID=30516542.
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