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Freedom for Service
Commentators highlight that the apostles' miraculous freedom was not for their own comfort but for a divine purpose. God released them so they could immediately return to the temple and continue their mission of preaching what Matthew Henry calls "the words of this heavenly, divine life." This shows that God's deliverance in our lives is often a commission to serve Him more boldly.
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(19–21a) This is one of three “opening of the prison doors” stories in the book of Acts (cf. 12:6–11; 16:26–29). The “angel of the Lord” is the NT …
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Pastor
Then came one and told them, saying
Who this man was, is of no consequence to know; it can hardly be thought that he…
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Minister
There is no prison so dark, so strong, that God cannot visit His people in it and, if He pleases, bring them out. Recoveries from sickness, release…