Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over to this chariot and join it." So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?" He replied, "How can I, unless someone guides me? And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth."

Acts 8:29-33

God led Philip to the Ethiopian Eunuch. God put the words in the mouth of Philip to explain what the scripture meant. We, too, should listen for the opportunity to witness when we are led in that direction. It is not for us to question whether it is the time for someone to listen to the gospel. We cannot know if it is the right time to speak. We can never know what is going on in the depths of another person’s heart. Some may be dwelling in darkness yet longing for someone to lead them to the light. The eunuch enjoyed power and prestige, yet he was empty and searching. He was reading Isaiah’s promise of the suffering Savior and trying to come to grips with his words. Right at that moment, Philip took the opportunity to tell the eunuch about Jesus.

Stop worrying about the wind and the clouds, get on with it – scatter the seed, regardless of the weather. You never know what will happen, but God does.

Sowing the seed of God’s Word

is never out of season.

Our Daily Bread – October 5, 2004