Acts 16:27-28
27 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. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.”
Why should we suffer for someone else to know Jesus? In this story, one of Jesus’ followers went to tell a town about Jesus. The town, in response, hauled him before judges, stripped and beat him, then threw him into jail. God miraculously broke open the jail and yet this Jesus follower stayed put in the hope of seeing even his jailor become a Christian!
Paul suffered so much for others because he really was a Jesus follower. All this guy did was follow through with the example he saw in his Lord. Jesus suffered, going all the way below prison to death itself to set us free and save us from death. Where can we follow His example today?
Prayer prompt: Lord, please grow in me a love that will go anywhere for those You want to save.