Stay Near the Chariot (Keep Your Diving Posting)
- Baptist Daily Devotional
- May 13
- 2 min read
Rev. Enoch Thompson | May 13 2025 | Acts 8:26-29
KEY VERSE: “The Spirit told Philip, 'Go to that chariot and stay near it.'” Acts 8:29 (NIV)
MESSAGE:
When God has an assignment for us, He will locate us where we are, interrupt what we are doing and redirect us for His purposes. God intended to send the Good News to Africa, and He had prepared a man from Ethiopia who would carry the message to the continent. For this purpose, God stepped into the very successful ministry of Philip in Samaria and sent him, "Go south to the road - the desert road - that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." Acts 8:26 (NIV).
From the public stage of the massive rallies, God asked Philip through the angel to go to the desert road. Certainly, the desert road would not have the big audiences that Philip had become accustomed to. When he obeyed and set out for the assigned place, he came into contact with the Ethiopian eunuch, the man God had targeted to carry the message to Africa. The Spirit directed Phillip. ‘The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it."’ Acts 8:29 (NIV).
We need to be sensitive to God in very practical ways; an angel spoke to Philip, the Holy Spirit spoke to Philip, and we must obey this sense of God by which He sends us to serve His purposes in this world.
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
Can you hear the voice of God amid your busy, productive activities? Have you identified the direction in which God is leading you, and can you see the chariots with your assignment? Stay close to those chariots.
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, your ways always surprise my thoughts and are always right. Please help me to hear your voice in the midst of all that I do, and please guide my heart to respond in obedience to your leading. For the chariots you bring my way, Lord, help me move to them and stay nearby until I serve your purpose. For your dear Name’s sake, Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
The 365 DAILY BIBLE READING Day 133: Judges 19 - The Levite’s Concubine
DAILY word study: STAY
The word stay in Acts 8:29 is translated from the Greek κολλήθητι (kollēthēti), from the root κολλάω (kollaō), meaning to glue, cling, or attach oneself closely to something.
The Holy Spirit didn’t just tell Philip to approach the chariot, but to stay close—intentionally, closely, attentively. The word carries a sense of devotion and physical nearness, not momentary contact.
Reflection:
God often calls us to not just step into an assignment but to remain near it with attention and consistency. Chariots represent people, places, and moments God places in our path. When He tells you to stay, do not wander. See Ruth 2:8-9 for another use of staying close in divine positioning.
Comments