-November 8, 2022 -Election Day-
Good morning happy Tuesday,
“So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, and was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading the Isaiah the prophet” (Acts 8:27-28).
“Then Phillip said, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you may.’ And he answered and said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God’” (Acts 8:37).
Yesterday we considered Ebed-Melech, the Ethiopian eunuch who served the king of Judah and how he saved the life of the prophet Jeremiah. Today we have the story of another prominent Ethiopian in the Bible, who is forever known as the Ethiopian Eunuch. He was quite an educated man who had great authority. He was under Queen Candace of the Ethiopians, and was in charge of all her treasury. He had a very responsible and high position in the government.
This man was also a very religious who come to Jerusalem to worship. Ethiopia had its own religion but he sought the true and living God, and he was in his chariot on his way back home when God brought him and Phillip together at the same time and place. This encounter we call a “Divine Appointment.” He was reading from the prophesy of Isaiah chapter 53. Philip approached him and asked him if he understood what he was reading. He wasn’t too proud to admit that he needed help proud to understand the meaning. Phillip preached Jesus to him. His heart was softened and he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
As they approached water, the eunuch asked Phillip if he could be baptized. Phillip told him, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” Before a person is baptized he or she must be saved, born from above. Baptism is symbolic of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. It shows the outward symbol of the inward reality. When we get saved we identify ourselves with Christ. When we have baptisms at our church, we have a Bible study on baptism for the whole church. This helps those who will be baptized, as well as those in the congregation to remember the truth of baptism. It is a full immersion into the water and then raising up from the water.
There was no doubt the Ethiopian Eunuch got saved that day. He said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” It was a great declaration of his faith. Phillip stopped the chariot and the eunuch was baptized right then and there. His life was changed and he went home rejoicing. He then took the gospel with him back to Ethiopia.
God used Philip, one of the deacons mentioned in the Book of Acts, to win this dear soul to Christ. Just think Phillip led him to Christ which was a great privilege. Someone said, “We can only take two things heaven: our knowledge of the Word and the souls we have won to Christ on earth.” What a great thing it was.
May the Lord help us to share our faith and win souls to Christ who are ready to receive Jesus. Have a blessed day along the road of life, so that we can be a blessing to others. Stay safe and healthy.
Sharing the message of the gospel with those who need Him,
Dean
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