October 25: MEN

Believe it:

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to [the eunuch]. Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized? Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And [the eunuch] answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” So [Philip] commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more, and he went on his way rejoicing. Acts 8:35-39

Live it:

We can learn three lessons from today’s text.
1. If a man seeks God sincerely, he will find Him. The eunuch had apparently failed in his quest to find the true God. He was coming back from Jerusalem, and yet he was confused as ever. He was not clear on the Bible’s central message: salvation in Jesus alone. A great lesson taught here is that God wants to reveal Himself to those who sincerely search Him out. If you seek Him, He will surely reveal Himself to you, too.
2. Deciding to follow Jesus brings us joy. What brings joy to your life? Sports? Money? Friends? Some people have the mistaken concept that religion is hard, difficult, boring, and that true happiness lies outside of our relationship with God. Nothing could be further from the truth. The man in today’s story discovered that which millions of others have also discovered: life with Jesus is worth the effort, for He is the Source of true happiness.
3. Don’t allow anything to stand in the way of your decision to follow Jesus. The question that the eunuch asked Philip, I now ask you: What hinders [you] from being baptized? Our enemy specializes in inventing stumbling blocks. Don’t allow anything to stand in the way of the most important decision of your life: following Jesus fully. If you are already baptized, make sure that you do not stand in the way or discourage others from taking this important step.

Share it:

Do you know of a man who needs to make a decision to either submit to Jesus or return to Him? Invite him to the meetings. Offer him transportation if you can.

My prayer today: for men who need to be baptized

-Pray that they may overcome every obstacle standing in the way of their decision

-Pray that they accept your invitation to attend the meetings

from God’s City, My City