“The Power of Praise”
Tuesday, August 20, 2024Key Verse
“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.” Acts 16:25
Text — Acts 16:16-26
Message
Paul and Silas had been falsely accused, beaten unjustly and locked up in the prison for casting out the demon in a young lady. She had been using soothsaying as a money-making business for her master. When her master discovered that their deception and means of livelihood was over, he encouraged the multitude to beat up Paul and Silas. Then with the authority of the magistrate, they were locked up in the prison.
At midnight, in spite of their weakness and bodily injuries, Paul and Silas chose to pray and sing praise the Lord! God intervened and delivered them. Midnight represents the hour of need, loneliness and despair. At such a time, even though it may be difficult to praise God, still do so as it moves the hand of God to do something new and extraordinary.
Further Reading
2 Chronicles 20:21-23
Prayer for today
Lord, give me a heart that praises you all the time.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
