in acts 16 paul & silas find themselves in jail - i know - if you're not familiar with the story you wonder why two ministers are in jail - it was because they were preaching about Jesus - they were stirring things up because they weren't preaching the local religion - which was pretty much anything else - sound familiar?
so i wonder what i would do in their shoes - or rather their chains - they kept a good attitude about it - and at midnight they sang worship songs to God - that's the definition Jesus gave of right worship - if you remember we read it in john chapter 4 last sunday
they worshiped in spirit (attitude, heart and soul) and truth (focused on God, nothing else)
the result was that God showed up - He sent an earthquake that rattled the town - it broke the jail doors off their hinges and the chains off their arms and legs
some of you have a midnight hour situation today - it's darker than it has been in a long time - you need God to show up with a little earthquake for you - you need some doors blown open - or some chains to fall off - so tell God about it - but spend more of your time in right worship - that's what will bring God into your midnight situation - He already knows what you need - He'd rather hear how much you love Him
so i wonder what i would do in their shoes - or rather their chains - they kept a good attitude about it - and at midnight they sang worship songs to God - that's the definition Jesus gave of right worship - if you remember we read it in john chapter 4 last sunday
they worshiped in spirit (attitude, heart and soul) and truth (focused on God, nothing else)
the result was that God showed up - He sent an earthquake that rattled the town - it broke the jail doors off their hinges and the chains off their arms and legs
some of you have a midnight hour situation today - it's darker than it has been in a long time - you need God to show up with a little earthquake for you - you need some doors blown open - or some chains to fall off - so tell God about it - but spend more of your time in right worship - that's what will bring God into your midnight situation - He already knows what you need - He'd rather hear how much you love Him
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