Day 7

Read: Acts 8

Introduction: People either absolutely love flying or hate flying to the core of their being. I am the former for sure. Flying is one of my all-time favorite things to do! It’s the fact that people can fly through the air, going 550 plus miles an hour at 40,000 feet, that excites me. However, I also love people-watching in the airport almost as much as I like the flight itself. Everyone is going to and fro all with different stories and different worries and goals. It is moments like this that remind me I am passing people all the time who are thirsty to know the hope and love of Jesus and I am often blind to them. One of the ways that the Spirit guides us is by directing us to who needs to hear the gospel. We see all over in scripture where God opens or closes doors for his disciples.

Acts 8:26-30, 35, 38

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning, seated in his chariot and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.”  So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet…Then Philip opened his mouth and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus… And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Think about it: Philip has this moment when the Holy Spirit pulls at his heart and directs him to go over to the chariot. At that moment, it may not have made sense, but Philip followed the Lord in joining the chariot. Often in our lives, we are asking God to lead and direct us in our future, but then, we turn a blind eye to those small conversations and leadings of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is guiding and leading you in your everyday life. Unfortunately, we can turn a blind eye and focus on daily tasks more than we seek his guidance. Philip heard the Spirit and “ran” to where the Spirit led him. When the Spirit tugs on my heart to share the Good News, or to be generous, I want to run!

Take away: The Spirit guides and directs you through everyday life for Kingdom business.