“Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip,
‘Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch…”
Acts 8:26-27a
The angel of the Lord told Philip to go and he went. His obedience was immediate.
Philip didn’t get the whole plan. God didn’t provide an agenda. He gave directions only for the first step and Philip obeyed.
The obedience is all the more remarkable when we consider that Philip was leaving the revival in Samaria to go to the desert. Many of us would question the wisdom in leaving the place where God is obviously working in the lives of many to go the place where he finds just one. Perhaps obedience would have been easier if he were in the desert and being called to the place where God is working, to the revival.
Am I happy to go to the place of blessing…and reluctant to go the desert? Do I insist on choosing the setting and time for my service?
Philip left the masses to go to the one. A woman who lives sent may be called to the revival or to the desert. She may be called to many or to one. Most importantly, a woman who lives sent goes where God sends. She says, “Yes, Sir!” to God’s command.
Lord, give me my assignment for today. Who is the one person you are sending me to? Is she my bank teller, my checkout clerk, my hairdresser, or next-door neighbor?
Live Sent Action Point: Choose the same check-out clerk at your grocery store each time you go. Remember her name. Pray for her. Ask about her family. We women can do a lot with three minutes! Make a friend. Earn the right to invite her to your Bible study or next women’s ministry event.
