Praises At Midnight

"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them."  Acts 16:25.  Paul and Silas had been placed in prison.  They had committed no crime, and yet, they found themselves in a dungeon.  Their mood was not one of sadness nor despair.  They chose rather to pray and sing praises.  Our situation in life must not change our outlook.  Paul and Silas continued to praise the God that they had chosen to serve. The world is opposed to those who choose to do right.  And, in this life, we will find ourselves in rather difficult circumstances.  We can always decide to blame something or someone, even God.  Or, we can decide that when the midnight comes, we will sing praises.  Prayer seeks the comfort of God when we are in bonds.  Prayer is not always designed to remove us from the difficulty, but to give us strength that we might travel through the difficulty.  Prayer is to help us through the afflictions of life.  Singing erupts from a merry heart that has learned how to cope with the bonds of our life.  Paul and Silas knew not what awaited them, but they knew that God was their aid and help even in this storm.  In our midnight, let us pray and sing praise unto our God.