1) Where are you going? How are you getting there? What confidence do you have in your direction?
2) You’ve committed your life to following Christ and it lands you in a difficult place (16:22-24). What would you do next?
3) How bold are you when it comes to issues of faith? Do you courageously speak truth and bravely stand for Christ?
As we journey through life we make decisions along the way. Our relationship with God through Jesus Christ gives us the opportunity to have a greater perspective when making these choices. We rely upon knowing Him through the Word and through prayer. Yet, there are times we long for God to clearly reveal His plan to us like He did for Paul (16:6-10).
Paul and Silas had given their lives to serving God and proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ. Because of this, they ended up in jail. What we find next is Paul and Silas praying and singing. While they couldn’t choose their circumstances, they chose their response. We can do the same.
We read throughout the New Testament of Paul’s incredible, even heroic stands for the gospel. One such example is found in 16:37. After being miraculously set free from jail (16:25-26) and then being released by the authorities (16:35-36), Paul confronts these authorities with what they had done. He was fearless because he was clear on what God had called him to do.
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