Sunday, April 16

Sunday, April 16

Reading:  Acts 8:26-40

Key Verse: Acts 8:31 (NIV) — 31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Devotional Thought: We’d like to think that people will just get it.  They can figure it out on their own.  They have Bibles.  They can get on the internet.  They can understand it just fine.  We see ourselves as useless.  But we’re not.

The Ethiopian needed someone to shed some light on what he was reading, and Philip was willing to jump into another man’s chariot and help him understand.

Philip made himself available, and when he was given this God-ordained opportunity to talk to someone about the gospel, he took it.  He didn’t refer him to someone else.  He didn’t suggest that someday they get together for lunch.  He sat with the man and told him the beautiful story of the lamb who was slain.  Apparently whatever Philip said was enough, because before too long he was out of the chariot and in the water.

A soul saved because someone was willing to help. 

Action:  When someone asks a spiritual question, seize that moment and explain to them the gospel.  Just plain and simple.  Christ died for you, was buried, and was raised from the dead.  Tell them the Easter story.  Everyone needs to hear it