17/08/2026
"About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyoneโs chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, โDonโt harm yourself! We are all here!โ
The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, โSirs, what must I do to be saved?โ
They replied, โBelieve in the Lord Jesus, and you will be savedโyou and your household.โ Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in Godโhe and his whole household.
When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: โRelease those men.โ The jailer told Paul, โThe magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.โ (Acts 16:25-36)
As the entitled "The Power of God's Presence" continues in JRM Atimonan's Family Day, Rev. Leopoldo Leal preached about when and how God's Presence came in Acts 16:25-36.
