Could you be a Phillip?

"The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.”
30Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him."

                                                                     Acts 8:29-31.  NLT

Phillip, on instruction from the Holy Spirit, saw a carriage coming along the road. Inside the carriage was the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. He had been to Jerusalem to worship and was now on his way back home. He had stopped and was reading aloud from the book of Isaiah. When Phillip arrived there, he heard him talking aloud and asked him if he understood the words. He answered that he couldn't make head nor tail of it, so Phillip joined him in the carriage and told him all about Jesus.

When we first become a Christian, it is difficult to understand what we are reading. We start ok and then get bogged down by a language that doesn't seem to make sense to us. This is where a church or house group can be of help. They may run an Alpha Course or something that is similar and the novice may learn quickly from there. But, it may not be possible to go to a church or group on a regular basis for some reason, and this is where a Spirit-Filled person may be of help. As the scriptures says in Romans 10:13-15:

13For “Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.14But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? 15And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”

This person can provide the basics and help the new convert to find their way around the bible and have daily study notes. Meeting as often as is possible, this person can help nurture the new believer step by step until, they are ready or able to join a church and become part of the body. 

What about you? Could you be this person? You may have a little time to spare that could be put to good use by playing the part that Phillip did. How do you feel about this now it's been brought up? Could you do this? Ok, you may not be an evangelist like  Phillip was but, it would still be advantageous. If so, why not offer your services and I have no doubt that you also, will benefit from taking this role. It could be a group or a one to one. What do you think? Pray about it and if you feel it is right, then take a step forward. 

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

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Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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