What you do in the dark shows your light.
Acts: 22-25
22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. 23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. 24 So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.
25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.
Paul and Silas were in a tough spot. They had just taken a beat down and were thrown in jail for preaching the word of God. They could have been moaning and groaning, sulking, or just plain feeling sorry for themselves but they some thing much better, they prayed and sang hymns to God. The cool thing is that the other prisoners were listening. Whether or not Paul and Silas did this for their benefit or not we don't know. But what they did in the dark times got them out of their dire situation and was most certainly a blessing for those around them. (Read the rest of Acts 16 for the surprising why the got out of jail.)
What do you do in the dark times? Who is listening or watching you? What kind of effect will you have on them? All pretty good questions.
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