I spent the day with a Muslim, an angry Roman Catholic, and a secularist. My devotions time was spent in Acts 8. If you are unfamiliar with Acts 8 it is the record of Philip's evangelistic work after Stephen's martyrdom. He evangelized Samaria, took a road trip to Gaza and ended up in Azotus by special flight. The road trip to Gaza resulted in his preaching Jesus to the Ethiopian eunuch.
In my day I was challenged by the Muslim's diet, which led to conversation about it. This was not my first discussion with him, but because he believes in what he would say is the God of Abraham we have a little common ground to begin discussion. The angry Roman Catholic is prepared to meet God face to face, but not for the right reason, and I'm afraid he will find that his anger will be met with him bowing before God as judge and not savior. The secularist (Just my opinion) has an odd interesting and good phrase about God but is really just mockery.
The big difference between these three and the Ethiopian Eunuch is the eunuch's realization that he needed a Living Savior, and was prepared to make Jesus his savior. His belief is witnessed in his baptism.
My question is, how have you or are you responding to God? There is only on of these four who made the right decision- the Ethiopian.
Pastor Paul
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