Look Out For A Need And Meet It!


“And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him”
(Acts 8:30-31).


Though Philip knew that God had sent him to the chariot, he didn’t go there saying, “God sent me to this chariot, so please open up!” No! First, he wanted to give the man what he needed - an understanding of the Scriptures. Philip offered to help and that got him an invitation.

When God sends you to one of the chariots of life, can He trust you to do what Philip did? Do you know that God can tell you to go and join a particular company? But of course, you can’t go and knock on the door and say, “God sent me to join you!” You may be out of the company before you are even accepted! You must exhibit tact and diplomacy.
Look at Philip’s example - you have to let people know first of all what you have to offer them. Let the company know you can help; look out for a need and meet it. Philip did not approach the chariot like a desperado, crying, “Oh please, I am stranded in this desert place, help me.” No! He didn’t, though he was in a desert.
A desert is a dry place where things look bleak and it seems like there’s no hope; everything is bad with no one to help. It could also be that place where it looks like the money you want is not there. You may be in such a situation right now, where you feel stranded at the cross-roads of life and you wonder, What am I doing here? Don’t do that! Philip didn’t go to the desert wondering why he was there. He knew God had brought him there for a purpose. He also knew everything would definitely work out for his good, but most importantly he knew he was vital in God’s plan of salvation.

Have you ever seen yourself that way? You need to see yourself this way; you are vital to the plan of God. You must have the right image of yourself as God’s partner in soul winning. Wherever you are today, you can become relevant to the salvation plan of God for all men. You are needed in the plan of God for the world.
God had a plan for Ethiopia and for the rest of Africa, and He needed a man for the job. None of the disciples had gone there, so He used an inquisitive proselyte, and sent Philip to him, a man He trusted, who was out looking for God’s treasure. God knew that Philip understood the urgency of Kingdom business. The Bible says God searches the heart, He knows what you’re out for.
You need to wait on God and understand what He would have you do anywhere you are, even in the desert place. A desert place is anywhere that doesn’t seem too appealing to the senses. Can God send you to a desert place today? Emphatically yes!
Some Christians when they get a new job offer don’t even spend enough time to understand where they are; they look at the ugly tables and get discouraged. They would not take time to find out the opportunities they have for sharing the gospel with others. Immediately they realize the salary offered is not large enough, amazingly, they quit!

They could have claimed that God sent them there, but immediately they see it’s a desert place, they decide God didn’t send them there after all. They don’t have enough time to wait on God. Why? All they want is the chariot. But there’s a treasure in that chariot and God wants you to recognize it and go for it. That’s the real thing!
We are not in this world because God forgot us here. He has set a time and a date to take us out of here. The reason He left us here after we were born-again was so we could learn His Word, grow up in the things of the Spirit and also bring a lot of others to His Kingdom. You’ve got to realize that is the reason we are here! Hallelujah!
Soul winning is God’s number one job and there’s nothing as vital in the Kingdom of God as the winning of souls. There’s more joy in heaven over one lost sinner that repents than over ninety-nine just persons that need no repentance. The Lord Jesus said, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10), “...and he that winneth souls is wise” (Proverbs 11:30).
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and real wisdom is demonstrated by winning souls. The Scriptures declare that the one who wins souls is wise; soul winning is more than preaching. To win souls, you should make

plans, pray, and device strategies. But sad to say, what many Christians care about is preaching; they are not soul winners, they are just talkers. A soul winner is a strategist. Let’s examine Philip’s strategies.


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