By: Omotola Dunsin Babarinde
Date: August 09, 2026
Series: From Pastor’s Desk
Number: Vol. 15, No. 15
Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. It is with great pleasure I welcome you to another week of this month. My prayer is that you will experience the peace of God that is beyond human understanding wherever you are hurting in your life, so that your joy may be full. Amen.
As we begin this new week, I want encourage you with the story of Paul and Silas in the prison in Philippi. These men had been arrested, flogged and jailed because they set free a slave girl from an evil spirit that was using her. But then, instead of being discouraged, the began to pray and praise God. Look at what Luke says about this:
“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.” (Acts 16:25KJV)
Now, as we all know, a prison is a place of confinement, pain and hopelessness. Yet Paul and Silas experienced God’s peace even while imprisoned. Their story teaches us that our circumstances do not have to control our hearts. True peace comes from God’s presence, not from a trouble-free life.
What, then, can we learn from Paul and Silas? First, it is that peace comes through trusting God. Although they had been beaten and chained, Paul and Silas did not complain. Instead, they trusted God even in their suffering. Isaiah 26:3 says, “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” So, if we put our trust in God, He will keep us in perfect peace.
Second, we learn from them that peace produces praise. Instead of murmuring, Paul and Silas prayed and sang hymns at midnight. Their worship showed that their peace came from God. Philippians 4:7 says, “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” That means once there is peace, our hearts will be calm enough to praise God.
Third, we learn from what happened to Paul and Silas in that prison that peace activates God’s Power. As they worshipped with hearts full of peace, God sent an earthquake, the prison doors opened and every chain was broken. Remember that Psalm 34:19 says, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” So, regardless of the number of our problems, the peace of God is able to release the power of God to solve every one of them.
Fourth, we learn from them that our experience of God’s peace can bless others. The jailer and his household believed in Jesus and were saved because of Paul and Silas’ experience of peace in the prison. Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light so shine before men…” So, if we allow the peace of God to reign in our lives, it will cause others to come to God because of us.
In closing, God’s peace is available even in difficult situations. Prayer and praise strengthen our faith during trials. God can turn a prison into a place of testimony. Your calm faith in hardship can lead others to Christ. So, even though you are in a “prison” today, perhaps the prison of financial difficulties, sickness, family problems, disappointment, or persecution, do not lose hope. If you keep trusting God, praying to Him and praising Him, He will give you peace and bring deliverance at the right time.
Have a pleasant week.
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