The Good News, The Main News
- Baptist Daily Devotional
- May 15
- 2 min read
Rev. Enoch Thompson | May 15 2025 | Acts 8:32-35
KEY VERSE: “Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus." Acts 8:35 (NIV)
MESSAGE:
The Good News of salvation is that God loved His fallen, sinful human creation. He sent Jesus Christ to come and die for us and in our place. If we believe that He stood in our place, we will no longer come under God’s judgment and condemnation. Instead, we enter into a new and everlasting life. This is the underlying theme of the whole Bible from the Old Testament to the New Testament.
We must not buy into the view that the Gospel is a New Testament concept. From the text of Isaiah 53:7-8, which the Ethiopian eunuch was reading, Philip was able to explain how Jesus Christ of Nazareth was the Saviour of the world who offered Himself freely for human salvation.
We must see the revelation of the eternal plan and purposes of God throughout the Old Testament and into the New Testament. When the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ met the two confused disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24:25-27 (NIV), we read, “²⁵ He said to them, 'How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶ Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" ²⁷ And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.”
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
Are you able to see Christ and His redemptive work in the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament? Look carefully and you will see how the Good News is beautifully predicted in the Old Testament, and wonderfully fulfilled in the New Testament.
PRAYER:
Lord, like the two disciples on the Emmaus Road, I often fail to see the Christ and the Good News in the Old Testament. Please help me understand that I might see wondrous things out of your Word. For your dear Name’s sake, Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
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DAILY word study: GOOD NEWS The phrase good news comes from the Greek word εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion), meaning a message of victory, salvation, or joyful announcement. In ancient times, heralds brought euangelion after a battle—the king had won.
Philip didn’t teach an idea—he told a true story of victory. He declared the good news of Jesus, starting from Isaiah 53, and explained how Jesus fulfilled the prophecy as the suffering Servant.
Reflection:
Jesus stands at the centre of all Scripture. Whether you read from Moses, the prophets, or the gospels, the Good News speaks of Him. Look again. Listen again. See how God planned redemption from the beginning. See Romans 1:1-4 for Paul’s summary of the Gospel promised through the prophets.
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