(Title credit: Gaugert Rick)
Philip was an apostle who also left
Jerusalem after the attacks. In Samaria, he fully blossomed as an apostle and
was able to bring a city and her chief sorcerer to Christ. That Samaria had accepted Christ brought the
Church’s leaders- Peter and John to come and baptize the Samaritans in the Holy
Spirit.
As the Holy Spirit began to direct Philip
-and he obeyed- he was able to fulfill that calling of spreading the gospel to
the uttermost parts of the earth through sharing the good news with the Ethiopian
Eunuch. Philip’s total obedience; going Gaza and approaching the Eunuch’s
chariot as directed by the Holy Spirit illustrates to us the powers we have and
the things we can achieve if we are led by the Spirit. Living a life of the Spirit is something we
should desire and covet because it will make living easy and fulfilling.
The Ethiopian’s humility also offers a
lesson. A high ranking official listening to a stranger and also desiring the
Holy Spirit baptism after hearing the gospel to the extent that he requested to be baptized
when he saw a pool of water shows the
hunger we should have for the things of God and leave all pride and ego behind.
Peace
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