But then as if in answer to the very prayers they were praying, lo and behold, a mighty earthquake knocks open all of the doors of the prison and the chains are loosened; they actually fell off.
OMG! When God wants to take care of his loved ones, there seems to be no limits to his power and his works! And when the guard who was supposed to be guarding them discovers doors wide open, the only thing left for him to do was to kill himself.
But, instead, he is moved to faith, and actually asks Paul and Silas —
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
And thus, he and all of his family were baptized “in that hour of the night,” having seen the wonders of God.
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Jesus keeps nudging his disciples along to help them come to understand what was about to happen; although, it seems they just could not comprehend. So when Jesus does leave them, “grief” and not understanding would surely be their state of mind and heart.
But as Jesus explains, he had to leave in order to send them the incredible gift of the Holy Spirit; then they would understand. Then they would truly see and know.
And as we see this happening to them, we can and must also see and know that it has happened for us!
