Acts 16:16-40
She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”
Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.
When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.
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.
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.
When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.”
When Paul frees a slave-girl whose psychic powers earn her owners easy money, trouble quickly follows. Phillipp was a Roman colony and the owners clamor for their rights as Roman citizens. Paul the Jew has the same rights, but no one knows that.
The arrest of Paul and Silas is followed by the dramatic conversion of their jailer prison doors and parts the prisoners' chains.
Offered release next day, Paul will not accept until he has an official apology for the illegal bearing of a Roman citizen. When he does move on, Luke remains behind.
Why?
The spirit said the right things that Paul and Silas are servant of the Mighty God. They are telling the way to be saved.
Under worse circumstance Paul and Silas sing the praise song to the Lord, suddenly miracle was happen, they were free. But they did not escape away.
Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved-- you and your household. It is truth, but sometimes it needs time to praying and walking on the right way has good witness of love to lead family turn to the Lord.
To be a Christan not only love others, but we have our own right to be respected. Like Paul be released but they need officials apology.
How?
To be servant of the Lord, wonder are coming with us to witness Jesus Christ is our savior.
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