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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  ACTS 8:36:-39

(35)  Then Philip opened his mouth,  and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
(36)  And as they went on their way,  they came unto a certain water:  and the eunuch said,  See, here is water;  what doth hinder me to be baptized?
(37)  And Philip said,  If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.  And he answered and said,  I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
(38)  And he commanded the chariot to stand still:  and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
(39)  And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.


BELIEVE IN JESUS!

In this scripture, the Lord used Phillip mightily to his glorification;  but who is Phillip?, he was one of the seven men chosen by Christ disciples, of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, to oversee the affairs of murmuring Gre'-cians against the He'brews, regarding their widows who were neglected in daily ministration and to preach the gospel to unbelievers.

Case in point, an angel of the Lord spake unto Phillip, asking him to go towards the south down the way from Jerusalem unto Ga'-za desert; he obeyed, when he got there, he saw a man of E-thi-o'-pi-a, an eunuch, sitting in his chariot read the book of E-sa'-ias the prophet; the Spirit of the Lord said to Philip to go near and join himself to his chariot, he ran unto him and heard him read the book of E-sa'-ias and asked, do you understand what you are reading?  The eunuch answered Phillip, how can I, except someone leads me?  and he asked Philip to come and sit with him;  (35)  Then Philip opened his mouth,  and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.  Christians, obedience is the key to see manifestations of the Father's glory; when the Father calls us for his purposes, let us not doubt his voice but trust, obey and proceed;  at times, the Father does not tell us exactly what will happen until we get to our destinations:  In this case, the angel of the Lord did not explain himself to Phillip, the reason why he ought to take that journey to the dessert of Gaza, until he obeyed him, there he met the eunuch reading the scriptures that he did not understood and Phillip was used mightily to teach him the gospel of Jesus Christ and he received salvation and eternity;   (36)  And as they went on their way,  they came unto a certain water:  and the eunuch said,  See, here is water;  what doth hinder me to be baptized?  Christians, words of the scriptures are spirits, alive and can touch lives and convert souls to believe in Christ;  for, when Phillip read the scriptures to the eunuch and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to him, he understood it, Christ touched his heart, he converted and requested to be baptized right away when he saw certain water on their way;  Glory be to Jesus!  As believers, we hear the gospel being preach, read the scriptures; but the question we need to ask ourselves is, have we been baptized by water immersion?  if not, let us think about doing so as quickly as possible, it is necessary steps to be taken for salvation and life everlasting.

Points to ponder,  (37)  And Philip said,  If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.  And he answered and said,  I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.  Followers of Jesus Christ, let be aware that before we can receive baptism into the faith of the righteousness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ;  (i) first of all, we have to repent from all our transgressions;  (ii)  Secondly, believe in Jesus as Son of God;  (iii)  Thirdly, receive him into our hearts as Lord and Savior;  (iv)  Fourthly, be baptized into the faith of his righteousness;  (v)  Lastly, our salvation and eternities are assured forevermore:  (38) And he commanded the chariot to stand still:  and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.  Philip's mission was successful and to God be all glory forevermore!  for, the Spirit of the Lord manifested itself mightily through Phillip on that day, the eunuch was converted, received salvation and eternity.  Ponder point, what is the Spirit of the Lord asking us to do today, that we have not yet obeyed his voice?

Fruits of thoughts,   (39)  And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.  Beloved, when we trust and obey the Father and allow him to use us for his glory; there are rewards given for obedience to him;  in this aspect,  the Father used Philip mightily to saved the eunuch's life into eternity, after, he gave Philip supernatural powers to disappear from the desert of Gaza where he baptized the eunuch to A-zo-tus, and passing through to Caes-a-re'a, he also preached the gospel in all the cities; but the eunuch went home with joyfulness of heart.  Great is the faithfulness of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior forevermore.


CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved, today's lesson is about obedience and trusting the Lord;  at times, we trust in our own understandings and cannot perceive what the Holy Spirit says, but we read in the scriptures to,  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding...in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths, Proverbs 3:5-6;  when we are not certain of what the Spirit of the Lord is saying to us or where he is leading us,  let us seek his face with prayers and supplications, to know exactly what he will want us to do, allow him to lead our ways in his righteousness, not lose hope but trust him; regardless, of where we are going, known or unknown destinations, let us be aware that Christ is in the driver's seats of our mobilizations and we will not miss roads to our destinations but we will arrive there safely by the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit through Christ Jesus.  Amen and Amen!


QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  John 14:1  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 

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