Daily Reading: 5-9-16
Acts 16:35-40 New Living Translation
The Apostle Paul and his missionary companion, Silas, have been unjustly beaten and placed in jail while in Philippi. The reason for this treatment is because Paul decides to cast a demon out of a young girl. The demon in this girl speaks the truth about Paul, Silas, and God, but is doing so in order to make evil look godly—remember Satan comes as an angel of light to rob the glory from God. Paul takes issue with the lie by casting out the demon. He makes a lot of people angry, because they are making money from the evil in this girl; the evil fed money fountain becomes dry.
While Paul and Silas are in prison (unjust place) singing praises to God and witnessing about God’s glory to the fellow inmates, God sends an earthquake to bring them freedom. The chains fall off and the cell doors open; the God of Justice moves in behalf of His children. The jailer tries to kill himself because he is afraid all the prisoners have escaped; it’s what he would have done. Yet, Paul and Silas remain in the jail in order to bring salvation to the jailer and his family. We pick up our reading from there…