Remember the Prisoners

It seems that every day in the local paper that someone is arrested and put into prison. Sometimes they go to jail for things they should not have done, and other times they do something that is good that others do not approve of.

Consider the case of Paul and Silas.

They were put in prison for casting an unclean spirit out of a certain slave girl (Acts 16). While in prison, other prisoners were listening to them sing praises to God. They were even able to preach the gospel to the Philippian jailer, and he and his whole house were baptized!

Paul could relate well to those in prison, since he was there himself. How often do we think about them?

After all, Jesus died for them also! Hebrews 13:3 states, “Remember the prisoners as if chained with them – those who are mistreated – since you yourselves are in the body also.”

We need to pray for these people, and if possible, share the gospel with them. Even Jesus said, “I was in prison and you came to Me (Matthew 25:36).

The reward is inheriting the kingdom prepared for us from the foundation of the world (Matthew 25:34).