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Philip was
conducting what we might today call a revival meeting. God was
blessing the meeting, and many were being healed and delivered
from demonic influence. Here is the scene:
Philip went
down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ there.
When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he
did, they all paid close attention to what he said. With
shrieks, evil spirits came out of many, and many paralytics
and cripples were healed. So there was great joy in that
city.
(Acts 8:5-8).
And yet, in the
midst of this great event, the Holy Spirit spoke to Philip and
told him to remove himself and go to a completely different area
to speak to one individual.
Philip was so sensitive to the directive of the Holy Spirit that
he left what would be deemed a successful event to go speak to
another - an Ethiopian eunuch. The result of his obedience was
that Philip led the eunuch to faith in Christ and baptized him.
After that The Lord took Philip away supernaturally to another
region many miles away.
God's ways of determining where we invest our time and energy
often have little to do with results. The danger for each of us
is to determine that we are in the center of God's will simply
by the success or failure of the events we are involved in. Our
plumb line for determining success can be only one thing:
obedience. Philip responded in obedience to the direction of the
Holy Spirit.
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Are you
listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit?
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Has God
prompted you to speak, go, or come alongside another?
Ask God today
to help you hear the Holy Spirit's voice so that you might be
used mightily in your workplace.
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