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You Too Can Be Free
by Deborah Ann Belka Although they were severely beaten, their stripes did not reveal . . . spirits that were broken by such an unbearable ordeal. They were thrown into a dudgeon, and then fastened to the stocks with their arms and feet clamped they were left in their cellblocks. The pain was like no other, the atmosphere was dark and bleak but their captives couldn't make their faith in God's power weak. They lifted up their hearts, above their troubles they did rise and praised and worshiped God with song and a heartily reprise. Then the earth began to shake, the cell doors opened wide and the power of God's presence was immediately at their side. The moral to this story, whatever prison you may be in you too can be made free if you praise and worship Him! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Acts 16:23-26 "And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 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." Copyright 2019 Deborah Ann Belka [email protected] www.hiswingsshadow.com http://poetrybydeborahann.wordpress.com/ TO GOD BE THE GLORY! Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |