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When God Sends His Servants
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Acts 8:39, NIV Philip was sent by God’s spirit to a desert road to share Jesus to an Ethiopian Eunuch. When he heard the official reading the book of Isaiah, he explained to him what it truly meant. Eventually, they saw some water, and the Eunuch decided to be baptized. When he came up out of the water, the spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away. But one of the notable things we could learn from the Eunuch…
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He Is A God Who Would Stop For ‘The One’
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” Acts 8:27-29, NIV Philip was preaching God’s word to so many people, and suddenly, God instructed him to purposely meet one person. The Holy Spirit led him to a desert road, and there, he saw an Ethiopian eunuch reading the book of…
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Let’s Live A Surrendered Life Before The Lord
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship. Acts 8:26-27, NIV Philip was in the middle of a successful work in Samaria when God asked Him to go to a desert road to share the gospel with an Ethiopian Eunuch. Before God’s sudden instruction, Phillip witnessed people receive healing, and they listened to his message. While he…
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Things That Can Never Be Bought With Money
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Acts 8:18-21, NIV When Philip shared the gospel in Samaria, a sorcerer named Simon believed and followed him. He was so astonished by what he witnessed that he desired the power of…
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Day 478 – John 1:48
“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.” John 1: 48, NIV Nathanael wondered why Jesus knew him, and that’s when he realized that His Savior saw Him even before they met. You see, many times we think that nobody knows us. People try to throw so many judgments about who we are, yet they don’t have any clue about the things that we are facing. They act as if they know us by heart. But the truth is, only Jesus knew and saw everything that happened in our lives. He is aware of…
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Day 477 – John 1: 46
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. John 1: 46, NIV Philip extended the good news to Nathanael and told Him that the One Moses wrote about was here, Jesus from Nazareth. And Nathanael wondered if this was true. He didn’t expect that good thing could still happen in Nazareth. Yes, it’s just a small town, and people in the days of Jesus didn’t really expect that God would choose this town as the place where the Messiah would grow. Like Nathanael, we also have this tendency where we tend to underestimate the small things in our lives, thinking that God will no…
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Day 475 – John 1:43
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” John 1:43, nIV Jesus didn’t look for His disciples in places He just accidentally discovered. He knew who they were even before He called them. He knew their backstory, their weaknesses, and the things that were going on in their hearts. Jesus intentionally looked for them, just like what He did to Philip. He knew that He wouldn’t find His next disciple in Galilee. That’s why He purposely left there and found Philip. And just like what He did to Philip, Jesus is also intentional in asking you to follow Him. If you…
