March 8 | Acts 8:26-28
“Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, this is a desert place.” So He arose and went, and behold, a man, and Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, the queen of Ethiopia, who was over all of her treasury who came to worship in Jerusalem, and He was returning, and sitting on His chariot, He was reading the prophet Isaiah.” (Acts 8:26–28)
God once every believer to be so attentive to the Holy Spirit’s voice that we witness divine appointments everywhere we go. A divine appointment is when God puts you in the right place at the right time for the right person. Then, the Holy Spirit speaks through you to that person.
The Lord’s angel spoke to Philip and told him exactly where to go. If Philip didn’t listen to the angel, the eunuch in the desert would never know Jesus. He would not take Jesus back to Ethiopia. This was a man who worked for their royalty in Ethiopia and had political splay.
God wanted to use this man to influence a nation. But it all started with Phillips obedience to hear God’s voice. How would Philip witness to this man? One thing’s for sure: He had a captive audience in the desert.
Philip could not put that Ethiopian eunuch in the desert or have been reading Isaiah about Jesus. But he could be obedient to God’s direction. We get flustered with the details of witnessing, but just be obedient.
Action Step: Learn to listen to the Spirit’s voice. Don’t get caught up in the details. Let God do what He does, and follow His lead.
Jesus, teach me to obey what You say. Don’t let me get caught in the weeds. I don’t want fear or uncertainty to paralyze me and keep me from letting Your Spirit speak and minister through me.
