God used all kinds of situations to bring men to Christ. Here Paul and Silas were imprisoned. As they sang and prayed at midnight an earthquake shook the jail and released all the prisoners. The jailer who knew he was responsible and could pay with his life was about to kill himself for failing in his duty.
Paul stopped him, “We are all here!” The man cried those immortal words that ring out all through time – “What must I do to be saved? Paul left no room for debate, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.”
The jailer and his family did just that – they believed ad they were saved. They had Paul baptise them. Then they cleaned Paul and Silas’ wounds and fed them.
The wonderful thing though was the impact it had on the jailer and his family. They rejoiced in the fact that they all had believed and been saved.
One thing that we note about the book of Acts is that the early believers had a heart and mind to see others saved. Paul and Silas could have run and left the jailer to face his own problems. Instead they took the opportunity to stay and see a family saved. The result? Another family rejoicing in salvations and angels rejoicing in heaven!
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