Last Friday (6/22/07) was a fun night as we joined Meadows for their outdoor screening of Charlotte's Web! Before that, we had our usual gym/outdoor time and then a quick devotional before the movie started.
Paul and Silas in prison is probably one of my favorite stories in the bible (Acts 16:16-40) We looked at the first half of that. The main topic was doing the right thing. Paul and Silas remove a spirit from a girl that gave her fortune telling abilities, and a profit for her owners! The owners bring Paul and Silas to the authorities and without trial, they are beaten and imprisoned.
Any normal person would be outraged at this point. Angry at the villagers. Angry at the authorities. Angry at God. But verse 25 gives us Paul and Silas' reaction. Worship. Even though they were still bruised and bleeding, sitting in a crummy prison they still chose to worship God. That's joy. That's doing the right thing. I pray we all choose to worship God inspite of whatever circumstances we may be facing.
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