"Icons of Intercession"
(Biblical Men and Women of Empowered
Prayer #11)
You Never Know Who is Watching
(Listening)
"With great
power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God
poured rich blessings on them all. There was no one in the group who was in
need..." (Acts 4:33-34)
Acts
16:22-34:
22 "And the crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas.
Then the officials tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be
whipped. 23
After a severe beating, they were thrown into jail, and the jailer was ordered
to lock them up tight. 24
Upon receiving this order, the jailer threw them into the inner cell and
fastened their feet between heavy blocks of wood. 25 About midnight Paul
and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were
listening to them. 26
Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, which shook the prison to its
foundations. At once all the doors opened, and the chains fell off all the
prisoners. 27
The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he thought that the
prisoners had escaped; so he pulled out his sword and was about to kill
himself. 28
But Paul shouted at the top of his voice, "Don't harm yourself! We are all
here!" 29
The jailer called for a light, rushed in, and fell trembling at the feet of
Paul and Silas. 30
Then he led them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 They answered,
"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved - you and your
family." 32
Then they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in the
house. 33 At
that very hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; and
he and all his family were baptized at once. 34 Then he took Paul and Silas up into his house and
gave them some food to eat. He and his family were filled with joy, because
they now believed in God."
Actions
speak louder than words:
Question: Would your actions as a believer
draw others to God? Does your home reflect your faith in Christ? What gets top
billing--the giant flat screen TV or "Holy Reminders"?
