Acts 16:26 “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 chains were loosed.”
Paul and Silas were beaten, chained, and locked in the inner prison (Acts 16:22–24). To human eyes, it looked like defeat and delay. But what seemed like a setback was actually a setup for God’s power. The enemy thought he had silenced them, yet heaven saw a platform for glory. That prison was not the end of their assignment — it was the stage for a miracle.
At midnight, in pain and darkness, they prayed and sang hymns to God (Acts 16:25). Instead of complaining, they worshiped. Instead of fear, they chose faith. Their praise became a weapon, and their prayer unlocked heaven. Suddenly the earth shook, doors opened, and chains fell off. What strength could not break, worship shattered in a moment.
But the greatest miracle was not just freedom from chains — it was salvation for a household. The jailer who guarded them found Jesus that very night (Acts 16:31–34). What was meant to confine them became the doorway to someone else’s deliverance. And this is our hope today: God is still in the business of delivering His people. No chain is too strong, no night too dark. When God steps in, prisons shake, doors open, chains fall, and lives are saved. Your midnight is not your end — it is the birthplace of your breakthrough.
Further readings:
Psa 42:8
Isa 61:1
Acts 16:25
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