Friday 14 Mar 2014

Friday Reading: Acts 8:26-35

Key Verse: Acts 8:35
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

Devotion:
There are so many things in life that we think are more important than others, but how much do you listen to God to show you what it is that He wants you to do? Yes it can be a hard thing to listen to God and hear all that He wants when we are trying to block out the things of this world. It can be difficult to set aside time to stop all that you do and listen out for God. We have read from our bibles that God may not be in the earthquake or the rushing wind but in the stillness instead. God may not be waiting for us in all the manic things of this world around us but waiting for us to shut everything off so He can have a quite word with us.

When you want to spend some quality time with the one that you love it is probably not going to be a good choice to go out to a night club or party; much more will be able to be said if you choose a quiet place where you can stop and talk and be heard. When we do stop and listen, we may find that God leads us to places we have not thought of yet either. Philip had not thought of waiting by the roadside to see who came along reading the scriptures; who would have thought of that! But God needed him there at that time to show the eunuch the Gospel message.

I may not feel comfortable in front of a rowdy bunch of teenagers waiting for the right moment to open the Gospel, but I know that this is where God has led me and I have listened. I know that it has been a very difficult journey to get here and I also know the noise of the world is far greater than I had previously seen. But every now and again that quiet moment passes by and we have to grab it and allow Gods Word to fill the gap.

But it is no use the bible being there by itself because the noise of the world has meant that the art of understanding the bible has been lost in this generation; they need teachers willing to explain what the words mean when they ask the questions. Teenagers get enough time in front of teachers during school time; what they need is someone who is willing to explain the questions they have as they come up… It is hard work, but I love it; please pray we can continue this work just as Philip was able to.

Points to Ponder:
Are you waiting in the quiet?

Do you answer questions?