Daily Devotion

River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english Acts 8:35-40 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.  As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?"  And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.  Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea. Not only was Philip a preacher of the gospel, he also understood the Word of God.  When the eunuch asked him questions, Philip immediately boarded his chariot to explain God's Word to him.  As one who preaches the gospel, we must first equip ourselves with God's Word instead of always being a confused Christian.  People around us are expecting us to share the message of truth with them.  Many have told me that there's still a lot about the truth that they don't understand, and therefore they cannot go out to preach the gospel.  Perhaps you are not familiar with the truth now, but you can't stay at the same place forever! If I ask during the service, how many of us believe in the Bible?  I believe that many of us will raise our hands because we believe that the Bible is the Word of God.  But if I continue to ask how many of us study the Bible daily, how many of us will raise our hands?  We must take our faith seriously; if we feel that we don't clearly understand the Word of God, then we should be determined to spend time on the Word of God.  The more we learn and practice, we will have a more solid foundation on the Word of God so that we may become a warrior for the truth. A Chinese proverb says that an army exercises for a thousand days in order to prepare for a battle that takes place any moment, and studying the Bible is the same thing.  One day, you might be standing beside a dying patient and he suddenly asks you: "Tell me, can the Jesus whom you believe in save me?"  "Tell me, how can I believe in Jesus and accept him as the Lord?"  It'd be too late if you try to find a pastor, so are you prepared to explain about salvation to him and lead him to give his life to Jesus Christ?  May the Holy Spirit work in our life and remove our disobedience.  At the time of Philip, the question from the eunuch was "how can I, unless someone explains it to me?"  In the same way, many are crying out in their hearts and asking whether anyone can see their needs and share the gospel with them by the Holy Spirit?  You and I must be willing to come before God and tell him: "Lord, I am here, please send me," and offer ourselves to help those who have needs.   Pray with Pastor Tong Liu        Lord, I thank you for showing us that Philip was a man who preached the gospel, had fervor for you and understood truth.  I ask that you place the same eagerness for truth inside us, so that your Word may become lamp to our feet and light to our path.  Let the people around us also receive the benefits of the gospel.  I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!