Listening to the Spirit’s Guidance

📖 Acts 8:26–28

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, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). 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.

Philip’s journey began when he listened to the Spirit’s leading. He didn’t know exactly why he was being sent to a desert road, but he obeyed. On that road, he encountered an Ethiopian official whose heart God had already been preparing.

💡 Reflection: The Spirit is always working ahead of us. When we obey His promptings, we often discover that He has already arranged opportunities for us to share His love.

🙏 Application/Prayer: Ask the Lord to make you more sensitive to His gentle nudges today. Pray, “Holy Spirit, help me to listen and obey, even when I don’t understand why.”