Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-04
THE STORY OF JESUS

THE STORY OF JESUS
THIS man was not of Philip S
4 race. He was an Ethiopian. But
he was a man. And God loves every
man of every race and Of every
condition of life. Jesus never did
meet an unimportant person, nor
will any true follower of his. Jesus
said, "As the Father has sent Me,
even SO send you." John 20:2l.
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
XX7HEN 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 our
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 II 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 an
other race, accepted Christ as his
Saviour and is today regular
attendant at church and Sunday
school.
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.
But every Christian can wit
ness. First, TO those Immediately
about us. In every community in
our beloved country are people
who do not know Jesus Christ as
Saviour and Lord. We can witness
to them, rot to all Of them, but to
some of them, perhaps TO one Of
them. And would remind you
that II you miss that particular
person to whom you may be d.
rected by the Holy Spirit, he or
she may never know about the
Saviour's love.
Second, we can share in the send
T! ing of the missionaries TO earth''
remotest bounds, through our gifts
l delight to think that am in part
nership with many great men anC
women on foreign fields, through
my gifts and through my prayers.
Third, we can witness through
personal correspondence with peo-
pie in other lands. The present
far-reaching media Of relief for
stricken peoples Of the world af-
fords n 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 letter, telling
Of your joy in serving God.
The eunuch went on his way re
joicing. Why? Because Philip ha'
taught him the way Of salvation. IL
had been used as an effective wit
ness in leading man Of anothe
race to experience the peace tina
passeth all understanding.
And Jesus is saying TO us today
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