WHEN A HOUSE IS A HOME Acts 16:25-34
We have no proof that he had ev er heard the Word of God before, unless he had listened to the con versation and singing of the two prisoners. This simply points up the fact that a man must first real ize that he is lost, before he can fully realize his need of Christ. Stanley, the discoverer of Living stone in Africa, reported that he found men on the dark Continent who never knew they were black until they looked upon a white man! The second step was that of Contrition for sin. Again the rec ord says, "he fell down before them." The jailor did not cry out in desperation, "What must I do to be saved," merely because of the earthquake. Such quakings were common to that part of the world, and still are. He did not merely fear the anger of his gods, nor was he afraid the prisoners would escape. They were all pres ent and accounted for. He was un der conviction of sin and wanted to repent of it. Page 21
Sociologists agree that home- life must have a unifying center. Psychologists declare that inner happiness can only come from an integrated personality. Life cannot run smoothly when there are two centers of supreme interest. This is one reason why there are so many marital breakdowns in to day's world. Our homes in Ameri ca are completely saturated with conflicting loyalties, resulting in nothing but a grand civil war. The New Testament declares that Jesus Christ must become that unifying center to both our lives and our homes. When He takes over the heart and the home, peace and harmony will reign supreme. If the members of the household are not together in spiritual things, they will fall apart in all other things. It is well to notice how the Jail or's home became truly Christian. His first step was that of Convic tion of Sin. The record says, "he came trembling to Paul and Silas."
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