About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Acts 16:25
As the world continues to grow more dangerous, the practice of Crisis Management has grown as a response to the need for ways to cope in these perilous times. Crisis managers prepare and help guide companies through catastrophic events that occur without warning. From terrorist attacks to product recalls to malicious rumors, these professionals help organizations make the best out of bad situations. Christians have a great example of how to behave in tough situations in the biblical account of Paul and Silas in a Roman prison.
Paul and Silas were preaching in Philippi when they encountered a troubled little girl whom they healed. Her owners had made money from her condition and they took Paul and Silas before a judge and had them beaten and thrown into jail. Severely beaten and in prison placed in stocks Paul and Silas surely were encountering a crisis. It is at this point the Bible states that even at midnight they were praying and singing hymns to God and reaching the other prisoners who were listening to them. Our reaction to crisis is usually to focus on our predicament. Paul and Silas instead focused on the task they had been called to do. They continued to lead people to Christ. As Christians, the first item in our crisis management manuals needs to be to continue serving God. If we focus on him then he will dispatch of the crisis as he did for Paul and Silas so we can continue serving him.
If you find yourself confronted by a crisis today, worship your way out of it.
Deacon Larry Woodard
As the world continues to grow more dangerous, the practice of Crisis Management has grown as a response to the need for ways to cope in these perilous times. Crisis managers prepare and help guide companies through catastrophic events that occur without warning. From terrorist attacks to product recalls to malicious rumors, these professionals help organizations make the best out of bad situations. Christians have a great example of how to behave in tough situations in the biblical account of Paul and Silas in a Roman prison.
Paul and Silas were preaching in Philippi when they encountered a troubled little girl whom they healed. Her owners had made money from her condition and they took Paul and Silas before a judge and had them beaten and thrown into jail. Severely beaten and in prison placed in stocks Paul and Silas surely were encountering a crisis. It is at this point the Bible states that even at midnight they were praying and singing hymns to God and reaching the other prisoners who were listening to them. Our reaction to crisis is usually to focus on our predicament. Paul and Silas instead focused on the task they had been called to do. They continued to lead people to Christ. As Christians, the first item in our crisis management manuals needs to be to continue serving God. If we focus on him then he will dispatch of the crisis as he did for Paul and Silas so we can continue serving him.
If you find yourself confronted by a crisis today, worship your way out of it.
Deacon Larry Woodard
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