Our text for today is Acts 8:26:
Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert.
It seemed like a simple command to just go to a certain road. There was no “I have a person for you to talk to,” or “there you will lead someone to Christ.” Later, God did give Philip the opportunity to tell someone about God, but when the command came, it was a “just do it” thing. Just go!
Philip did “just do it.” There were many human reasons why he should not have gone. (1) He was doing a great work of evangelism where he was. (2) Where God told him to go was out the middle of nowhere. Surely he could do more good with all the people where he was. (3) It was an 80-mile trip and he had to walk.
Being a follower of God sometimes means doing what we do not understand. This was one of those times. For all the good that Philip did while he was converting people in Samaria, we know nothing of their stories. Because he went to this deserted place, we have this great story of the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. For 2,000 years, people have proclaimed this story and led people to Christ.
Contained in this story is the real secret to being a great Christian. The secret? Whatever God wants you to do, just do it!
Over the years, I have reminded Christians of one great law: “When you know what God wants you to do, then the decision is over.” After that, everything else is how, not what!
Lonnie Davis
Amen! Just doing it is not always the easiest or most convenient way of responding. There is always an excuse as to why we shouldn’t just do it. Thank you for just doing it brother Lonnie!