Hi All,
Grace and mercy of the lord to continually be with you,It's great to here once again this morning and today we'll be discussing'From Trials to Triumphs'.
Our text:'About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God,and the other prisoners were listening to them.Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.At once all the prison doors flew open,and everybody's chain came loose.Acts 16:25-26.

Paul and Silas were thrown into prison in Phillipi for casting a demon out of a young slave girl who had been earning her master a lot of money.The disciples were stripped,beaten and chained in a cell.The next thing still amazes me even though I've been reading these scriptures several times:Paul and Silas began to pray and praise God in song.Most of us would have been grumbling and drowning in self pity.We might have said some thing like,''God,here I am trying to serve you and lead others to you.How could you let these people do this to me?I don't deserve this!''Fortunately,Instead of complaining,these disciples praised God,Who responded by miraculously setting His servant free from captivity.As a result,the jailer and his entire house hold became believers.
Perhaps you're in a trial of your own today,maybe the last thing you feel like doing is praising God.But listen to what Scripture teaches us.David said in Psalms34:1,''I will bless the lord at all times;His praises shall continually be in my mouth''and He mean't it.Whether David was experiencing good times or bad times,he praised God.Just one example of this is in 2 samuel12:20,where David and Bathseba's infant son has just died as part of God's chastisement of the couple.The first thing David does is ''go into the house of the lord and worship God''.This is just one of the many reasons why God called David a man after His own heart.And though the lord allowed His servant to suffer the consequences of his sins,He gave David victory over all is enemies and blessed him with great wealth and honour.Paul and Silas praised God in the darkest of circumstances and unbelievers turn to christ.If you'll praise God in your trials,your example could very well attract the attention of those who won't be reached any other way.Not only that,but you may find that the Lord will turn your trials into triumphs!
It is well with you,and Have a great day!.