In this vivid scene recorded by Luke, a brutal jailer meets Jesus through singing sufferers. Though Paul and Silas had been unlawfully beaten, isolated, and tortured, they responded by singing praises. Why would these men respond in such a way? Because though they were caged like beasts, they were actually free as birds in Christ. What's even more astounding is when the jail doors flew open, they chose to stay, forgiving the jailer and saving his life. In response to their singing, forgiveness, the earthquake, and their telling him the gospel, the jailer put his faith in Jesus (he and his household!). In Acts 16, Luke shows us three radically different people, all changed by Jesus in radically different ways. Lydia needed someone to sit down and talk; the slave girl needed someone to stand up an shout; and the jailer needed someone to suffer and sing. Jesus met each one of them, through His church, right where they were at.