Phillip Made His Mark – Part 2.
Monday, March 20, 2023Key Verse
“And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest” (Acts 8:30)
Text — Acts 8:26-40
Message
In the words of Elisabeth Elliot, “God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to.” Philip understood this very well, which was why he made obedience one of his major character traits as Christ’s disciple. Because of his obedience, he was part of the seven men chosen by God to distribute food in the Church in Jerusalem.
Philip’s obedience also made God use him to convert the Ethiopian eunuch to Christianity, as we can see in our text. One remarkable thing about the encounter of Philip with the Ethiopian Eunuch is that after Philip had baptized him in water, the Holy Spirit caught him away to Azotus, and the Eunuch saw him no more but went home rejoicing. Indeed, this evangelist made his mark as he always obeyed God. As you live holy and obey the Lord, you can also make your mark in the gospel work.
Quote
The Holy Spirit caught him away
Challenge
Make obedience your character trait.
Prayer for today
Dear Lord, help me to obey you always.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
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.
