Have you ever said to yourself in the words of that Tremaine Hawkins song “God what move shall I make, what step shall I take?” Philip, whom the Spirit called in our text today, had instructions on where to go. An angel of the Lord told Philip to go south to the desert road leading from Jerusalem to Gaza. There Philip met an Ethiopian official who was returning home from Jerusalem. The Spirit then led Philip to stay near the man and to help him understand a passage he was reading from Isaiah. Philip explained that the passage was about Jesus, the Son of God, who came to die for our sins, and then Philip baptized the Ethiopian, just as the man asked him to do.
Through the Spirit and the Word, the Lord directs us every day. God calls us to walk in his ways, loving the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and loving our neighbours as ourselves.
Today does God speak to us in the way he spoke to Philip? God certainly does speak to us in direct dramatic ways, but more often the Spirit of God speaks to us in quiet, subtle ways through his Word and through other believers (like Philip). We should always be following God’s Word and listening for his voice, especially as he nudges us to share his love with others.
The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about . . . ?” Acts 8:34
Let’s Pray
Yahweh, help me to listen for your voice as you speak to me in different ways. Father, help me spend more time in your word so your voice will be clear to me. And let me like Philip, share your love with the people I meet In Jesus’s name. Amen.
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