Acts 8:34-35
The eunuch asked Philip, ‘Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?’ Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
I am 80 and therefore enjoy a lifetime of memories—many of which I share with you in the Daily-E-Votionals. I still remember the good old days of radio when our imaginations provided the scenes depicted by sounds. The world had just passed through the great depression and many families were still experiencing hard times.
As a boy we lived near the Pacific Coast and were always on alert for a possible enemy invasion. There were blackouts, rationing and stars in windows to signify that a son or daughter was in the service or had died in the war. It was a time when we sometimes felt a dark cloud over our heads.
In this dismal hour of uncertainty it was a comfort to tune in to the broadcast of Gabriel Heatter, and hear him bring hope to our nation; “There’s good news tonight!” That was the opening statement of this radio broadcaster back in the dark days of WWII. In the time of darkness and doubt, he gave hope and encouragement.
In today’s Scripture, a eunuch from Ethiopia was discouraged by his inability to understand a passage of Scripture from Isaiah 53. It was into this scene that Philip arrived and told him the good news about Jesus.
With every dismal and depressing circumstance in our life, we need to hear words of hope from God’s Word; “Ahhhhhh, my friends! There’s good news tonight!” Jesus is the good news, and we need to be the ones who hear that good news and also to bring the good news to others.
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil