Acts 8:26–40

8:26
Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south on the road
that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)
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So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official
of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury.
He had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28
and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet
Isaiah.
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Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.”
30
So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah. He
asked him, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
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The man replied, “How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?” So he
invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32
Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this:

“He was led like a sheep to slaughter,
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
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In humiliation justice was taken from him.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For his life was taken away from the Earth.”
34
Then the eunuch said to Philip, “Please tell me, who is the prophet saying
this about – himself or someone else?”
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So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed
the good news about Jesus to him.
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Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the
eunuch said, “Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being
baptized?”
38
So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went
down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39
Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched
Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way
rejoicing.
40
Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the
area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to
Caesarea.

One thought:

We who were far from God have been brought near by the work of Christ.

Three questions:

Check out Isaiah 56:4-8. This moment between Philip and the eunuch is a wonderful fulfillment of prophecy.

 

Rejoice today that though you were distant from God, in the gospel you have been brought near.

 

Ask someone to check out Isaiah 53 today – what do they make of this accurate prophecy about Jesus?

Prayer:

Give thanks that people from all nations (including Australia) can find Christ.

Ask God that He would help you to rejoice in salvation.

Ask God that one person you know would begin to seek Him.

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