Read Acts 8:26-40 

I’m Andrew, and one of my favorite things to do is walking around my neighborhood, whether alone or accompanied by friends, family, and/or our little Shih Tzu named Chino. 

There are so many wonderful and unexpected things at play in Acts 8:26-40, things I don’t experience every day: 

• An angel speaks to Philip 

• Said angel gives Philip turn-by-turn directions to a divine appointment 

• An Ethiopian Queen’s Secretary of Treasury is reading in his vehicle 

• He is a eunuch, usually socially ostracized, but is now a high ranking official 

• He’s reading the scroll of Isaiah, something not many would have access to 

• The Ethiopian eunuch is wide open to having the Scripture explained to him 

• He basically demands to be baptized immediately—the gospel is immediate! 

• The Lord “suddenly took Philip away” 

Just because I don’t experience these exact things often (or ever), I can still take important lessons from this story. 

Who might the Lord be sending you to? You don’t need an angel to appear to follow the nudges of the Holy Spirit. 

What questions do you have about Scripture? Don’t be afraid to ask them. 

 Are you put off by some people based on their appearance? Be curious instead.