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Psalm 29:2 “Give honour to the Lord and worship Him in the glory of His holiness.” Let’s pause and give honour to the Lord by praising Him.
The Lord not only loves us, He has a vision for our lives. What is that vision? It is to be like Christ. Romans 8:29 says that His plan is that we all conform to the image of Christ, to experience and reflect the Father like Christ did. And the great news is that this work of Christlikeness is God’s work. Philippians 1:6 promises that He who began this good work in you, will be faithful to complete it! Be encouraged that God will work in your life to become like Christ.
A follower of Jesus named Philip had been sharing the gospel with people in an area of Israel called Samaria. The Lord interrupted his ministry and told him to go south along the road leading toward Egypt. When he arrived, he found an African leader who was traveling back to his home country. This story tells us what happened.
Read or watch Acts 8:34-40 two times as everyone listens
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”[37] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
Read Matthew 3:13-17. Jesus himself was baptized and modelled it to His followers. Ever since the time of Christ, everyone who begins to follow Him has made this commitment. Our willingness to be baptized shows others that there has been a real change in our lives. It symbolizes our bold identification with the death and resurrection of Jesus (Romans 6:4-5).
The Holy Spirit is working in the lives of people you know to draw them to Jesus. The Holy Spirit wants to express the love of the Father through you so they can experience Jesus and connect with Him personally. The daily act of pray, care, share is the first step in this process (Acts 17:27).
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