A few years ago, I had the privilege of going to Venezuela on a mission trip. I went with this team that worked with the local church to do evangelism around the neighborhood. It was hot and tiring as we walked the streets sharing the gospel. One of the customs of South American countries is “siesta”. So after lunch, everyone takes a break from work. I decided to lay my head down for a little bit in the chapel area of the church as I was exhausted. As I was lying down, I noticed however that my translator was playing with this young girl. They were playing with their hands and making all these motions. A little more time past and I noticed they were still playing, when all of a sudden my translator came running to me and was really excited. She told me that the little girl had just accepted Christ. I was shocked as I just thought they were playing with their hands, but apparently she had been talking with her in sign language as she was deaf. Reflecting on this, I just had to thank God for the ways He led us there. The Spirit brought our team there to have a divine appointment with this young deaf girl. It gave so much more meaning of the parable of the lost sheep as God was pursuing this young girl and brought our team with one of our members being able to sign, to share the gospel with this young girl. We continued to see the ways God gave us more and more divine appointments with people there, and each continued to show me that the Spirit leads and these things don’t happen just by coincidence. There is no such thing as fate.
God used an angel and the Spirit to lead Philip to have this divine appointment with this Ethiopian eunuch. He was an important official in charge of all the treasury of the queen of the Ethiopians. He was very interested in understanding more about God but was unclear about what the passages in Isaiah meant. The passages for Philip were clear that it was talking about Jesus and the good news of what Jesus has done for us. However, the Ethiopian would not have known unless God sent Philip to explain it to him. God gave this divine appointment to allow the Ethiopian to understand.
We see in this passage that God wants so desperately to use us to deliver His message. He just wants us to be available and ready to see with His eyes. God will give us divine appointments that will give us the opportunities to be a witness for God.
A few things to consider about Philip -
· Philip knew the Scriptures and had a close relationship with God in order to explain it to the Ethiopian.
· Philip was willing to follow the angel and the Spirits leading to meet with the Ethiopian.
· Philip was bold to ask the Ethiopian a difficult question
Now think about your situation. Are you committed to learning and knowing more of the Scriptures to be able to explain it well to others? Ask questions to others and invest in spending time reading the Word. Are you listening to God and seeing the opportunities God is putting before you to share the gospel to help those around you grow in their walks with God?
God is so good! I continue to desire to see more of Him in the Word and see the ways God is going to use me to explain His Word to those I come in contact with.
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