The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 8:25-29, “So, when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, and were preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
26 But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)
27 So he got up and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28 and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.”

Sometimes it’s best that we not know some things, especially when they’re on the front end of a directive. If space allowed, and if I were inclined to share it, you would be amazed at how the LORD led our family to Australia and around the world three times! Here in our verses, the LORD led Philip first by an angel (v. 26) and then by the Holy Spirit (v. 29).

In our last Letter, Simon the Sourcerer had come to faith in Christ and been baptised. Still, he was a young believer with carnality still lingering in remote areas of his mind. That quickly necessitated his suffering a strong rebuke from Peter. After that reprieve, the witnesses all turned toward Jerusalem, preaching the Gospel as they went. That’s truly how witnessing should be done: as He leads, and as you go…

It was then that the angel of the LORD directed Philip to go south to a desert road, where an official of the Queen of the Ethopians was returning home from Jerusalem. Philip obeyed the angel, and when he arrived at that desert road, the Spirit then instructed him to join the official in the chariot. Even in that day, this was no simple task. Yet, Philip obeyed without asking any questions. We would certainly be blessed if we were to follow the LORD like that!

“What happened after that?” you ask. Stay tuned. I’ll continue the story tomorrow. If you just can’t wait, get your Bible, find the passage in the Book of Acts, and read ahead. See if it reads to you like it reads to me.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom