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Day 75: The Eunuch Baptised (Acts 8:36-39)
What a phenomenal conversion story! Having wanted to understand the Bible, and Philip having now explained the Gospel, the eunuch was now ready to receive Jesus and be baptised! Philip must have been so clear in explaining the Gospel, along with the role of baptism, that the eunuch is very quick to point out, to paraphrase, “Well, what’s stopping me?! I’m here, your here, we just need some water!”. And so the rest is history and the eunuch was baptised that very day! Sometimes when we hear accounts like this we can be sad that our conversations about Jesus might never seem to be quite as fruitful! But we shouldn’t fear, for often we just don’t know at what stage the person is at in enquiry. It could be at their 100th conversation with a Christian when they convert, and your conversion could be number 99! Similarly, we don’t know for the Ethiopian if this was his first ever conversation or just one of many. The point for us is to be open to such conversations, being ready to meet people where they’re at, and then trusting in God’s good and perfect timing.
I was recently chatting with some leaders from our Church and we were sharing stories of how people grew as disciples in the last year. We were amazed by the people who had come to Christ just in the last 12 months. The stories of how they were connected, who spoke to them, and all of the events that had precipitated were often deeply interwoven and elaborate. No one could have fully predicted that ‘discipleship path’. But when they had been coming into contact with faithful Christians consistently, who were ready to show and share the Good News, all of the essential ingredients were there! We each have a role to play in the proclamation of the Good News, but how encouraging it is to know that we do that as a whole Body, empowered with the Holy Spirit. AL
QuestionsWho do you know who has become a Christian, or grown significantly as a Christian, in the past 12 months?
Who can you be praying for to become a Christian in the next 12 months?
Thank you for the powerful way in which your Spirit is at work through your followers in the proclamation of the Gospel. May we never lose heart, but constantly trust in you, and keep pointing people to your Son. Amen.
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By St Bart's Anglican ChurchWhat a phenomenal conversion story! Having wanted to understand the Bible, and Philip having now explained the Gospel, the eunuch was now ready to receive Jesus and be baptised! Philip must have been so clear in explaining the Gospel, along with the role of baptism, that the eunuch is very quick to point out, to paraphrase, “Well, what’s stopping me?! I’m here, your here, we just need some water!”. And so the rest is history and the eunuch was baptised that very day! Sometimes when we hear accounts like this we can be sad that our conversations about Jesus might never seem to be quite as fruitful! But we shouldn’t fear, for often we just don’t know at what stage the person is at in enquiry. It could be at their 100th conversation with a Christian when they convert, and your conversion could be number 99! Similarly, we don’t know for the Ethiopian if this was his first ever conversation or just one of many. The point for us is to be open to such conversations, being ready to meet people where they’re at, and then trusting in God’s good and perfect timing.
I was recently chatting with some leaders from our Church and we were sharing stories of how people grew as disciples in the last year. We were amazed by the people who had come to Christ just in the last 12 months. The stories of how they were connected, who spoke to them, and all of the events that had precipitated were often deeply interwoven and elaborate. No one could have fully predicted that ‘discipleship path’. But when they had been coming into contact with faithful Christians consistently, who were ready to show and share the Good News, all of the essential ingredients were there! We each have a role to play in the proclamation of the Good News, but how encouraging it is to know that we do that as a whole Body, empowered with the Holy Spirit. AL
QuestionsWho do you know who has become a Christian, or grown significantly as a Christian, in the past 12 months?
Who can you be praying for to become a Christian in the next 12 months?
Thank you for the powerful way in which your Spirit is at work through your followers in the proclamation of the Gospel. May we never lose heart, but constantly trust in you, and keep pointing people to your Son. Amen.