The slave, the state and salvation
You're just asking for trouble being followed around with announcements of unwanted attention. Perhaps not all publicity is good publicity. Under demonic influence this poor girl, a fortune telling slave, cannot help but declare the kingdom of God.
Realising that the jig is up, the scheme has been foiled, and the mainstream media of demonic doom is uncovered with the authority of Christ Jesus, the only option left is force. Just as it is in our day. The economic fortunes of those who would suppress the truth of Christ are under threat. The conspirators are given cause to attack His messengers.
But then something beautiful happens. As the bruises start to show, as the body starts to ache from the awkward position in the stocks, as the joints start to swell in pain, they sing. The testimony comes to those in prison. The inspiration of Paul Furlong, put in prison in melbourne for holding church services during the plandemic, these guys are a real blessing.
The rule of law does occasionally still hold sway and favour the innocent. And for shame, occasionally it reveals the injustice of people in power, using it for their own ends. Our citizenship here may hold some protection, as it did for Paul, but our citizenship in heaven needs to be our primary card to carry, to answer our accusers, to represent his Kingdom and its light and law and grace and truth in this dark world.
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