The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-04

u
burns like Franci
Aa Of Assist, and look
like Josef Stain.
- - ,..ll!.S But to the people 4
Hn Nss1s Equatorial Africa
s ~ he looks and act
Like our Saviour Jesus did. !.
The lesson passage is found il
Acts 8:26-39, and is the story G
Philip, leaving his very successfu
evangelistic campaign in Samari
to follow the lead Of the Holy Spiri
into the way that goeth down from
Jerusalem unto GAIA, which is des
ert. There he found man in searcl
Of God, and through his witness tn
man was saved.
TIE STORY OF JESUS
THIS man was not of Philips
L race. He was an Ethiopian. Blu
he was man. And God loves ever,
man of every race and of every
condition of life. Jesus never die
meet an unimportant person, mol
will any true follower of his. Jesu.
said, GAS the Father has sent Me
even so send you," John 20:21.
This man was reading in the
Book of Isaiah, where the prophet
was fOretelling how Jesus would
suffer for the sins of the whole
world. He could not understand
the wonderful words. And the
Spirit directed Philip to go and
join himself to the eunuch. Philip
ran to the chariot in which the
rich man rode, asking, "Under-
standest thou what thou readest?"
He was quick to give his witness.
That is the first lesson of the
lesson.
AND THE MAN LISTENED
M HEN we faithfully obey the
w Holy Spirit, he enables us to
effectively witness for Jesus. We
cannot be effective witnesses if we
rely upon our own wisdom and oul
own judgment. The boy in your
street who does not know Jesus will
listen to your story if you go in the
same glad obedience to the com.
mand of the Spirit of God as did
Philip.
A lad told me this story. He had
q neighbOr who had never been to
Sunday school, and he wanted to
enlist this friend. He thought
about it seriously. But he was not
quite sure Of himself. And then he
prayed, asking God to direct him.
The next day the boy asked him,
"What are you doing Sunday
morning." With this opening the
lad invited his neighbor to come
along with him, and the result
was that the little neighbor, Of IN.
other race, accepted Christ as his
Saviour and Is today . regular
attendant ct church and Sunday
school, sF % 20 aia3.3l
TO WHOM SHALL WE WITNESS?
THE question now emerges, To
L whom shall we bear this wit
ness? We cannot all go as mission
aries. as did DR.. Schweitzer. Most
of us must remain at home and
carry on the work Of our everyday
pursuits OF life.
Rpt every Christian can wit
ness. first. to those Immediately
about us. In every community in
or Beloved country are people
who 90 not know Jesus Christ as
Saviour and Lord. We can witness
to item. not to all OF them, but to
some Of them, perhaps to one OF
them. And l would remind you
that II you miss that particular
person TO whom you may be di.
rectea by the Holy Spirit, he or
she may never know about the
SaviOur's love.
Second, we can share in the send
ing of the missionaries to earth's
remotest bounds, through our gifts.
] delight to think that l am in part
nership with many great men and
women on foreign fields, through
my gifts and through my prayers.
personal correspondence with peO-
pie in other lands. The present
far-reaching media of relief for
stricken peoples of the world af.
fords wonderful opportunity for
this very witness. Ask your pastor
for the name of some person your
age In one Of the lands to which
your church is sending relief, and
write that person a letter, telling
Of your Joy in serving God.
The eunuch went on his way re.
joicing. Why? Because Philip hao
taught him the way of salvation. He
had been used as an effective wit.
ness in leading a man of another
race to experience the peace that
passeth all understanding.
And Jesus is saying to US today
$50 send ] you"
L..