The Southern herald., 1912-10-25

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soul as We read
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PhnIp. the evangelist, is one q IA
shisi Actors In this dramatic inc-
dent He wAs one o. the 6saoons who
had been converted In the early t8ys
Of The apostolic church. and having
found Jesus be was busy in making
hin known He Is associated II Cur
minds with Peter As we read the Acts
a the Apostles But he Is 50 dlEsT>
sut In his temperament and methods
and this Illustrates how Christ chooses
the man for the task Philip was as.
greSsire nRny-Eided. flexible. capable
Of adapting himself TO divers tenperA-
nents. he had Just been preaching
n sanaria, and perhaps the incident
Of Simon Magus may have disturbed
hin. II 80 the message from the an
gel to leave SanAriA would Be some
encouragement God is behind all oar
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souls and quick TO hear when he
speaks, follow where he leads or 90
where he sends Us In that direction
lie Joy. power and victory. The
paths may be as diverse as those Of
Peter and Philip and the places msy
be as strangely different as SanRriA
and GAIA. The word Of the Lord came
to Philip to leave the populous city,
preaching OF the divine truth and re-
spending thereto. and to go TO GAIA, .
desolste and desert place. and preach
the gospel TO one man. But there God
met them; And he blessed hin
there" GAIA was the gateway to Pal
estine from the south, and Ethiopia
was now 10 stretch out her hands TO
God. Your prompt and joyous obedi'
enee may open a new kingdom for
your Lord. No doubt that was
strange journey to Philip, and be must
have wondered why he was leaving
the city and going down to Cara; but
at the end Of the day his soul re-
jOiced in what had been done. It 10
. blessed thing to have 80 infallible q
guide, so wise a teacher so safe q
master, and to know that In following
him We are safe.
The Seeker.
As Philip waits on the lonely road
he sees a chariot approaching and he
may have wondered whether the man
in 1t would be the object Of his own
Journey. The chariot contains not an
Israelite, but a man from Ethiopia,
and probably a descendant Of Ham.
The eunuch was a man Of Importance,
= treasurer In the court of Queen
Candace. No doubt he had wealth,
high position, great influence and fame,
but evidently the spirit Of God made
him dissatisfied with all these. He
had occasion to go to Jerusalem; may
1t not have been part Of Gods plan
to bring him to the clear realization
Of his need, in fact to have some
promise and encouragement to go up
to the temple of Jerusalem.
But even there he did net find peace,
and he was returning to his own coun.
try still longing for God, when the
Spirit said to Philip: go join thyselt
to this chariot" Undoubtedly the eu..
much was distracted and anxious, but
In his hand he had the message OF
God. At last Gods messenger, Gods
word, and the seeking soul have met
and the result is glorious and crafty
Ing. The seeking soul always will
ind. Do not be lazy or Indifferent
about your own eternal welfare. Have
some real concern about yourself. Fol-
low God as far as he leads. New
light win fall upon the path just
ahead of your present step.
IF thou believest, thou mayest.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved" God has de-
clared 1t; nothing hinders its fulfill.
ment except your own belief. Come,
let the spirit Of God through the word
reveal Jesus to you as the Saviour
from your sins and as the keeper OF
your life; claim what he promises &c
freely, accept what he offers, and en-
Joy what he imparts and reign In Tlfa
through One, even Jesus Christ. "An6
he went on his way rejoicing"
Suffering, shame and scofAng rude,
In my place condemned he stood;