Spirited Away“Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying ‘Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ This is desert. So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship.” (Acts 8:26-27) Disney’s animated film Spirited Away was a box office smash in Japan, but it did not connect well with the American audience. God, however, speaks through this film because He wants us to be so sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit that we can be Spirited Away. Philip was preaching and whipping the devil good in Samaria where many who were paralyzed and lame were being healed and those possessed by unclean spirits were delivered. (Acts 8:5-7) There was great joy
in the city and yet, in the middle of all the celebration, God told
Philip to go south to speak to just one person. Philip was so sensitive
to the leading of the Holy Spirit that he left a successful event to
preach to the Ethiopian eunuch who just happened to control the queen’s
money. The result of his obedience was that Philip led this powerful
man to faith in Jesus Christ and baptized him in the water along the
road. As a result of this single conversion, we can see that the wealth
of Ethiopia was made available to the kingdom of God for the preaching
of the gospel in the continent of Africa. Copyright © 2002 Eddy Ministries. All rights reserved. Subscribe/Unsubscribe:
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