SCRIPTURE: Acts (NIV) 8:29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” 30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
OBSERVATION: Phillip had just been in a city in Samaria where the whole city accepted the message of Christ; now he is specifically sent to a desert road, to an individual. It is interesting to note that in both places—in the city and on the desert road—Phillip was not the first to carry God’s message. John, chapter 4, tells of Jesus spending two days in Samaria where many believed. And the gentleman in the chariot had been reading in Isaiah before Phillip arrived.
APPLICATION: When I am led by the Holy Spirit, I always find that I am not the “first responder.” God has timed my part in their life perfectly with what He is already doing! Many times, someone else has already been used by the Lord to speak into their lives. And I can be assured that the Holy Spirit is present long before I arrive on the scene. When my attention is strongly drawn to someone, I should move out boldly and see how I can be a part of what God is already doing in that life.
I must remember that I am not the one winning them to Jesus. That is the job of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit uses my part to mix in with what others have told them.
PRAYER: Lord, today, lead me to someone with whom I can share what You have done for me. May my words encourage them to recognize and accept what You are already doing for them. Amen.
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