God may still have a Divine Appointment for us, even AFTER WE’VE WORSHIPPED HIM!
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”27 So he started out, Acts 8
Philip wasn’t told why he was to go south to the desert road, he was just told to go there. Many times when we hear something in our spirits from the Lord we just have to step out in Faith and obey. There may be no time frame, just go to the place told us and when we get there we’ll learn the next step.
27 So he started out, and ON HIS WAY he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. THIS MAN HAD GONE TO JERUSALEM TO WORSHIP, Acts 8
Philip had a Divine Appointment with an important official who served the Queen of a nation. Would he have been able to approach a man of this standing and have an uninterrupted conversation with him around other people, in a city? We don’t know, but God arranged the meeting AWAY FROM THE OTHER WORSHIPPERS; it was to be a unique experience for him alone.
This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and ON HIS WAY HOME was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “GO TO THAT CHARIOT AND STAY NEAR IT.” Acts 8
Philip was ON HIS WAY according to the directions he’d been given and simultaneously the eunuch was ON HIS WAY back home. At times we may be completely unaware of God’s Hand in our lives, just like this eunuch, but God was arranging something more for him. Philip got his second instruction, go to that chariot and stay near it! He still didn’t know why, but as he approached the chariot he began to understand why he was there. We may have to get right to God’s appointed place before HIS reason becomes apparent to us.
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
The eunuch had already been to the place of worship in Jerusalem, but he hadn’t received what God really had for him, personal salvation. God doesn’t restrict us to what others are receiving in worship gatherings, He has things for us alone and they may only happen outside the meeting place. Don’t be disillusioned if you don’t receive all you hoped for in the meeting, God is able to meet us individually and provide outside larger gatherings.
Maybe God has a Divine Appointment for some of us today to meet the longings of our hearts.
The Lord bless and keep you this day and may we receive all that He is able to give us. Hallelujah