Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? Be sensitive
to those who may need some extra joy.
We’ve been
talking this week about being aware of the “divine appointments’ that God sets
up for us. We find many examples of
these kinds of meetings in the Bible. In
Acts, Chapter 8, Philip was in a place where things were “popping”! There was a definite moving of the Holy
Spirit….yet God called him to leave there and go to the desert! (This is one of those times that it appears
that God is not making sense!)
Thankfully,
Philip trusted God and was obedient. You see, there in the desert, he would
encounter his “divine appointment” with an important Ethiopian man. God was already preparing the man’s heart for
this appointment. He was sitting in his chariot, reading Isaiah 53, which is
the prophecy about the sufferings of the Messiah Jesus.
God guided
Philip to approach the chariot and begin a conversation with this man. He began by asking, “Do you understand what
you are reading?” That opened the door
for Philip to be invited into the chariot to share the “GOOD NEWS”! The Ethiopian believed and was baptized!
Just as God
used Philip, He can use you and me….if we are willing. That “stranger”--- that just happens to come
into your life today--- may be your “divine appointment”. Be sensitive to God’s leading and share the
JOY of the Lord with friends and strangers alike!
Drink in
your own personal serving so that you’ll be ready for any divine appointment
God has scheduled for you.
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