I was challenged and encouraged by Sundays sermon at Rock Harbor church.
This isn't my home church, but If I lived closer i would definitely be a regular attender.
The message came from Acts 8.
It's the story where Philip meets the Ethiopian man on the road and shares the hope of Jesus and then baptizes the man.
What I find to be encouraging was the fact that Philip was not extraordinarily gifted.
He was not one of the 12 disciples.
He most likely never even met Jesus.
So I already can relate.
The Holy Spirit prompts him to talk to the man, who is in a chariot, so Philip is running beside the chariot. Talk about a crazy man. ( seems much easier to strike up a convo with the student net to me)
"God speaks. man obeys. Something beautiful happens."
Isn't that the truth!
Now I don't know how loudly God spoke to Philip, but the passage shares nothing about flames, loud noises or huge displays. I have a feeling Jesus whispered to Philip, like he whispers to me and you. Philip just had more courage than me.
As a Christian, Jesus gives us access to all of him
So why am I not also obeying every nudging of my heart.
I often make excuses:
I am shy
I am not a good speaker
I have school
I am not smart enough
But what does that matter if all of Jesus is in me?
The truth is God doesn't need anyone to do his work, not the most famous Christians and not the ordinary ones like me.
But God uses us anyways.
& when we listen to him
Life is beautiful.
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