Open to the Proddings of the Spirit

 “Do you really grasp what you are reading?" "How can I," the man replied,"unless someone explains it to me?" Acts 8:30-31

Philip was one of the seven men, along with Stephen, who were chosen to distribute bread to the widows and the community. Like Stephen, it was important to him, not only to give bread, but also the bread of life. In this chapter of Acts, Philip was instructed by an angel to go to the desert. There he meets an Ethiopian eunuch, a treasurer of the Queen of that country. This man was reading Isaiah and Philip asked him if he understood.

 "How can I unless someone explains it to me?" the man answered. Philip then took the opportunity to tell him about Jesus. “Then Philip opened his mouth and, beginning with this Scripture passage, he proclaimed Jesus to him.” How blessed this Ethiopian man was that God sent someone to teach him! The eunuch went back to Africa rejoicing, the first African to hear about our Lord! 

It is wonderful to think of the many many Africans who know the Gospel because Philip obeyed the prodding of the Spirit! According to Pew Research Center, there are approximately 700 million Christians in Africa, roughly 31% of the world’s total Christian population. Like the eunuch, they can find living water in the desert! 

It is important that we too, like Philip, be open to the proddings of the Holy Spirit wherever we are. 

When I had Pemphigus Vulgaris before, an autoimmune condition with no cure, I would recite Bible verses about healing. I had wounds in my mouth and I could not eat and had difficulty talking. But I would repeat Healing Bible verses. I got healed after a few years. I made a you tube video of verses, not very good audio, but if you are sick, you may want to listen to it. In the Bible it says the Word of God is like medicine. 

Praying God will give you strength and restore you. 

https://youtu.be/iovWasy_bOw?feature=shared