Why were Paul and Silas able to sing praises after being beaten and imprisoned?
Paul and Silas were able to sing praises because God's grace so flooded them that they did not feel their wounds or pain. That grace overwhelmed them, enabling them to sing to God despite their beating and imprisonment, and the other prisoners heard and were impressed by it.
Les explains that God's grace so flooded these two men that they did not feel their wounds or pain, enabling them to sing praises to God. He connects this to a pastor's counsel that today a person cannot bear real persecution, but when the time comes, God's grace will be sufficient. Les notes that millions of Christians suffered the rack and burning at the stake without screaming, and many prayed as the fire lifted around them. It had to be the grace of God overwhelming them. The prisoners not only heard Paul and Silas but were impressed, wondering how these men could sing under such circumstances. Les also points out that God heard it too: a sudden earthquake shook the prison foundations and immediately opened all the doors, showing God can control even an earthquake's force to open prison doors. He hasn't changed.
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What enabled Paul and Silas to sing praises in prison after being beaten?
God's grace so flooded Paul and Silas in prison that they did not feel their wounds or pain and were able to sing praises to God.