"Can't hear you if you don't speak up"

Acts 8:26-40

So this guy named Philip was going around preaching and proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ when suddenly God directs to Gaza. When he gets there he notices that Eunuch from Ethiopian is sitting in his chariot reading. The Holy Spirit encourages Philip to go and talk with the man. As Philip approaches the Eunuch, he notices that the he is reading a passage from the book of Isaiah. Philip asks the man if he understands what he is reading (Acts 8:30)". The Eunuch reply "How can I unless someone teaches me (Acts 8:31)." The servant then invites Philip to sit with him and discuss the scriptures. Philip explains that scriptures he reading is about Jesus the Christ, Philip goes on to share the Good News of how Jesus died for the sins of the world. Now it is important to note that Eunuch was Jewish but He did not know Jesus. In other words he was not saved. But he had a hunger to understand what the scriptures where saying. Philip took the time to not only explain the passage but baptized the man as well (Acts 8:38).

It was not the boldness of Philip that lead him to talk with the Eunuch and eventually lead to him accepting Jesus. It was not Philip's great understanding of the scriptures or his smooth intellectual words. No, it was Philip's obedience to follow God's Direction and share the Gospel. The Spirit told Philip where to go (Acts 8:26), who to talk to (Acts 8:29), and the rest was history. We tend to over complicate sharing the Gospel with others. And this leads to us being timid and uncomfortable when it comes to sharing our faith. But we cannot assume that the lost will come to know Jesus through osmosis (it just want happen). Much like the Eunuch said in verse 31, how can we expect them to know the Good News of the Gospel unless they have someone there to show them, teach them , and guide them. It is our duty to share the Gospel as Christians with the lost and make them disciples (Romans 10:14-15, Matthew 28:19).

This is not a hard task but it came seem daunting and intimidating but trust that when you rely on God's Spirit and obediently follow His Direction, He will lead you where you need to go and whom to you need to share the Gospel with. All we have to do is follow, He will give us the words to say at the right time. Look around your life now, who is the "Eunuch" God has placed in your life? Is it a co-worker, supervisor, family, friend, or maybe a perfect stranger. Who is it that God has led you to? If you yield yourself and trust in the Lord all you have to do is share. It is as simple as opening your mouth. Don't let fear stand in your way but put your faith in the Lord that He will give you the words to say at the proper time. If they accept it or not is their choice and not yours. So I implore to share the Gospel today and bring someone else into the Kingdom of God.

Stay focused, you can do this!

In His JOY!