DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 19 April 2022 — Ready to read anywhere
DCLM Higher Everyday 19 April 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Ready to read anywhere
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TOPIC: READY TO READ ANYWHERE
TEXT: ACTS 8:26-35
26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
MEMORY VERSE: “Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?” (ACTS 8:29, 30).
MESSAGE:
The urgency of fulfilling Christ’s mandate to preach the gospel everywhere, demands the commitment of all believers, youths inclusive. Today, there is a general apathy among Christians towards evangelism.
Christian youths are preoccupied with contemporary issues which make them insensitive to preaching the gospel. Consequently, unbelieving youths remain unsaved.
A faithful preacher of the gospel must be a voracious reader of the Bible and other Christian literatures to possess sound knowledge of God’s Word. How is your reading habit?
Our text presents Philip as a knowledgeable, willing, ready and obedient instrument in God’s hand towards the salvation of the Ethiopian Eunuch, who was reading the Scriptures in his chariot without comprehension. Philip, being vast in the Scriptures and empowered by the Holy Spirit, readily expounded the Scriptures and led him to Christ.
Like Philip, God needs you to reach other youths with the gospel and lead them to Christ, but limited knowledge of God’s Word will hinder your effectiveness. This, you can overcome through voracious reading. You will also excel in your studies if you are ready to read anywhere.
QUOTE: Be a voracious reader of the Bible.
CHALLENGE: Limited knowledge of God’s Word hinders evangelism.
PRAYER: Help me Lord, to give myself to reading for Christian service.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
