“Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot” (Acts 8:29).
TEXT — Acts 8:26-40
Message
One of the great virtues of true children of God is obedience. God reserves the right to assign His children to any task He chooses whenever He wishes. Like a good Father, He ensures that all His children adequately engage in His work. Philip was such an obedient son who joyfully carried out the Father’s will concerning evangelism.
Philip had been seriously involved in the revival in Samaria. Sinners were getting converted and lives were being transformed. Then God sent an angel to draft him for a special assignment. He was to go and meet a man of Ethiopia, an officer of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her treasury and had come to worship in Jerusalem. Philip immediately left everything and went in obedience.
He saw the man and following further prompting by the Holy Spirit, he joined his chariot as directed. He preached the gospel to the man and he became converted and did water baptism. Philip was obedient to the leading of the Spirit and God blessed his ministerial efforts. Obedience to God always brings blessings. No believer should be so busy as to ignore the leading of God.
The most important assignment that He has for us is the preaching of the gospel. Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
When He calls you today to leave every other task and to go and preach the gospel or reach out, especially to someone in particular, you too like Philip, should obey. Your obedience will attract a rich harvest specially prepared by the Lord Himself.
Thought for the day
There is no blessing outside the realm of obedience.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
7 comments
There is no blessing outside obedience, Lord help me to be obedience to your authority, Amen.
There is no blessing outside obedience, Lord help me to be obedience to your authority, Amen.
“No believer should be so busy as to ignore the leading of God.”; very very important.
Obedience is the key factor in our relationship with our father , it operates with other virtues.
Psalm 23 saythe Lord isyour strength i shallnot want itmake to laydown theLord will bless your family . Amen in Jesusmight name.
Psalm 23 say the Lord is your strength i shall not want it make to lay down in sea passion.
God give me grace to always obey. Amen
Yes! there’s never a blessing outside obedience