QUANTUM LEAPS AND TINY STEPS

READING: ACTS 8:26-38

Verse 29: “Then the Spirit said to Philip ‘Go near and overtake this chariot.”

It is often not given to us in advance to know where instant obedience will lead us or what it will accomplish. At times, one obedient act on the part of a Christian is merely God’s way to position that person for something that will ultimately be far greater. A case in point is the experience of Philip that is described in Acts 8. The sequence of events described in those verses began with an angel telling Philip to go south on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. Philip did that and then followed step by step through a process that led to the salvation of an Ethiopian leader. Through that whole process, Philip never had a plan or revelation of the eventual outcome. However, his series of small steps produced a major result because he faithfully accomplished what was placed before him. The same potential is present for you and me in this very day! That’s a thought – about God’s Word!

RESPONSE

1. What “next step” is before you?

2. Are you responding to the Lord’s “next” step” for your life or are you pursuing other activities?