From Suicidal Despair to Pure Joy

What can enable badly beaten saints to pray boldly and sing with gay abandon behind bars!? What can take a person from the despair of wanting to end their life to a place where they are rejoicing and caring for the needs of others, in a matter of minutes?
There is a profound release for a person who, through self-despair, discovers the simple joy of being saved by believing in Jesus Christ. Are we imprisoned in some way or other by circumstances beyond our control? God can restore a song to our hearts. Are our hearts imprisoned by fear and despair? God can deliver us! There is a great need in our day to be renewed with confidence in the power of Christ's gospel to set the captives free.