09/07/2026
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”
Acts 16:30–31.
Times of Shaking
In Acts 16, Paul and Silas had been arrested for sharing their faith in the city of Philippi, then beaten with rods and put in prison with chains around their feet. It was unfair, disappointing, and looked like a setback to their ministry. But at midnight, as they were singing and praising God, a great earthquake shook the prison, their chains fell off, and they were given the opportunity to lead the jailer and his household to salvation.
We may not like times of difficulty and shaking, but as with Paul, they are going to shift you to fulfill your destiny. They are not going to stop you. There’s going to be a shift in your finances, in your career, in your health, in your marriage.
Out of the shaking, new doors are going to open, new opportunities, and new relationships.
Chains of depression, chains of lack and struggle, chains of addiction that have held you back are about to be unfastened.
Don’t complain about the shaking. It’s serving a purpose. God is using it to thrust you where you couldn’t go without it.
Prayer For Today
“Father, thank You that You, the all-powerful Creator of the universe, are with me, just as You were with Paul and Silas. In the difficult times, when I don’t know how a situation is going to turn out, help me to offer You a sacrifice of praise. I believe You will work out Your plan for me.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen.”