Praise at midnight

6-23-2014      Acts 16:25-34

S.       25  And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

O.      The singing of praise rang out in the worst of conditions and brought freedom from prison, salvation and comfort to the physical body. This was not choreographed, rehearsed and filed for copyright. It was soulful and pure, a praise out of the heart.

A.      I will praise God in all situations from my heart and my head. I will direct my spirit, my emotions and attitudes into praise filled encampments where joy, peace and freedom abide. My God is worthy of praise.

P.       Father; I sing praise unto you, songs of joy, songs of peace, songs of love. You are my God, my King, my Lord and my all. Worthy, Wonderful, Holy and full of Grace is my God. I bring the sacrifice of praise. Amen.