The Father’s House – Acts 16:31 – The Whole House

This is Namma for Christ with the two hundred twenty-ninth inspirational message dated Saturday, July 16th, 2022. The title of this message is “The Father’s House – Acts 16:31 – The Whole House”.

The first three words of this message’s title are also the words in the name of the below inspirational song/video, “The Father’s House” (with lyrics) as performed by Christian artist “Cory Asbury”.  The below passage of scripture (that accompanies this message) is from the New Testament book of Acts – the thirty-first verse of the sixteenth chapter:

Acts 16:31

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

 

³¹ They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

  

For many years, I have enjoyed reading the daily inspirational messages as provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries in their publications of "OUR DAILY BREAD".  

I recently read the message for the day (for July 15th, 2022) and found it to be so inspiring, memorable and “thought-provoking”.  

 
 I wanted to share this message with you (see the below message). Our Daily Bread Ministries has the website of: www.odb.org so that you can read and enjoy life-changing wisdom of daily inspirational messages based on scripture from the Bible. Please read and enjoy:

 

THE WHOLE HOUSE

 

Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved – you and your household.  – Acts 16:31

 

Today's Scripture & Insight:

Acts 16:22-34

 

Wearing his striped jumpsuit, James walked across the steamy jail gym and climbed into the portable pool where he was baptized by the prison chaplain. James’ joy multiplied, however, when he heard that his daughter Brittany – also an inmate – had been baptized that same day…in the same water! When they realized what had happened, even the staff got emotional. “There wasn’t a dry eye,” the chaplain said. In and out of jail for years, Brittany and her dad both wanted God’s forgiveness. And together, God gave them new life.

Scripture describes another prison encounter – this time with a jailer – where Jesus’ love transformed an entire family. After a “violent earthquake” shook the prison and “the prison doors flew open,” Paul and Silas didn’t run but remained in their cell (see Acts 16:26-28 below). The jailer, overcome with gratitude that they didn’t flee, took them to his house and eventually asked that life-changing question: “What must I do to be saved?” (see Acts 16:30 below)

“Believe in the Lord Jesus,” they answered, “you and your household” (see Acts 16:31 above). The response reveals God’s desire to pour out mercy on not only individuals but also entire families. Encountering God’s love, they all came “to believe in God – [the jailer] and his whole household” (see Acts 16:34 below). Though we’re often eager for the salvation of those we love, we can trust that God loves them even more than we do. He desires to renew all of us, our whole house.

Acts 16:22-34

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

 

²² The crowd joined in an attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to be beaten with rods. ²³ When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely; ²⁴ and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

²⁵ Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

²⁶ and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened. ²⁷ When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸ But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!” ²⁹ And the jailer asked for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas; ³⁰ and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

³¹ They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” ³² And they spoke the word of God to him together with all who were in his house. ³³ And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. ³⁴ And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and was overjoyed, since he had become a believer in God together with his whole household.

 

By: Winn Collier for Our Daily Bread

 

What difference does it make to consider how God reaches out to whole families? How can you trust God’s mercy for your family?

Dear God, please reveal Yourself to my whole family.

 

Please enjoy the below inspirational song/video, “The Father’s House” (with lyrics) as performed by Christian artist “Cory Asbury” sung with power and anointing.

 

(I do not own the rights to this song).

 

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 BE BLESSED!