126 Two Vastly Different Quests

Acts 8:26-40; 9:1-3, TBC Book Two, Chapter 126
As soon as Philip caught sight of the chariot, he knew that the voice within was a prompting from the Lord. He must catch up to the chariot, heading south on the desert road. So Philip began running, and as he drew near, he eased into a steady pace, walking behind it.

The man seated in the chariot was reading something aloud. It sounded familiar. . . . He’s reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. So Philip quickened his pace, came alongside the chariot, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

“How can I,” the man replied, “unless someone explains it to me?”

The man smiled, and so did Philip. “Would you care to join me?” he asked. So the driver stopped, and Philip sat down beside the official.

“This is what I was reading,” the man explained, pointing to the portion that confused him. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 126, for the rest of the story.)
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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: Divine Appointment: A “coincidence,” visible clearly only in hindsight.
     A promise to cling to: “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
               “ ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the LORD. ’As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.’ ” Isaiah 55:6-11 NIV
     A praise to fill you: We All Need Jesus  Danny Gokey, Koryn Hawthorne     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]