Spend time in prayer and silence with God, asking Him to meet with you and speak to you.
Bible Reading
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 Candace, 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.” Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. “How can I,” he said. “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. The Eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can speak of His descendants? For His life was taken from the earth.” The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the Good News about Jesus. As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. Why shouldn’t I be baptized?” Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” The eunuch answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.
– Acts 8:26-38
Devotion
Here we see that Philip led an Ethiopian government official to faith in Jesus. Immediately upon trusting Christ, this man was baptized. This man would now take the Gospel to Ethiopia. Because Philip was sensitive to the prompting of the Spirit, He had the opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus.
The Big Question
Are you sensitive to the Spirit’s promptings? Do you look for opportunities to tell others about Jesus? Who is in your top three? Have you put your faith in Jesus? Have you been scripturally baptized? (Believer’s Baptism by Immersion)
Conclude your time in prayer and silence, reflecting on what God revealed to you today.