About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to 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 everyone’s bonds were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here."
Acts 5:17-21
But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." they entered the temple and when they heard this, at daybreak and began to teach.
I think one thing we can get out of these two stories is that God has a specific calling and purpose for each of us. Even if two people are in identical situations, God may choose to act in two different ways. For example, God may miraculously heal one person, but not another.
This does not mean that God loves one person more than another, but it does mean that God has a specific plan for each person. Although these plans are sometimes confusing, our job is simply to act according to how God has called us.
1 comment:
great scripture! that is an interesting perspective.
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