Bible Verses
Acts 16:27 And the jailer, waking up out of his sleep and
seeing the doors of the prison opened, drew his sword and was about to do away with himself, supposing that the
prisoners had escaped. (28) But Paul called out with a
loud voice, saying, Do no harm to yourself, for we are all
here. (29) And the jailer asked for lights and rushed in;
and trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas (30) And
leading them outside, he said, Sirs, what must I do to be
saved? (31) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and
you shall be saved, you and your household. (32) And they
spoke the word of God to him together with all those in his
house. (33) And he took them with him in that very hour of
the night and washed their wounds. And he was baptized
immediately, he and all his household. (34) And he brought
them up into his house and set a table before them; and he
exulted because he had believed in God with all his
household.
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When you pray, you are still in the midst of your situation. But when you praise, you soar above your situation. While
you are praying and pleading, you are bound by your affairs;
you are not out of them. The more you plead, the more you
find yourself bound and pressed. But if God takes you above
the jail, the chains, the painful wounds on the body, the
suffering, and the shame, you will offer praises to His
name. Paul and Silas sang hymns. They sang praises to God.
They were brought by God to the point where the jail, the
shame, and the pain were no longer a problem to them. They
could praise God. When they praised in such a way, the doors
of the jail opened, the chains fell off, and even the jailer
was saved.
We need to learn to maintain this lofty spirit, this spirit
that surpasses all attacks. Prayers may not bring us to the
throne, but praise surely brings us to the throne at any
time. Prayers may not enable us to overcome every time, but
praise does not fail even once.
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