Where Jesus Goes, Joy Flows
- Baptist Daily Devotional
- May 6
- 2 min read
Rev. Enoch Thompson | May 6 2025 | Acts 8:4-8
KEY VERSE: “⁶ When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they all paid close attention to what he said. ⁷ With shrieks, evil spirits came out of many, and many paralytics and cripples were healed. ⁸ So there was great joy in that city.” Acts 8:6-8 (NIV)
MESSAGE:
You might have heard about the plastics company Duraplast, which specialises in PVC pipes and water tanks; the catch-phrase in their advert says, WHERE DURAPLAST GOES WATER FLOWS! When we read about the Lord Jesus Christ and the Gospel message and look at the experience of many who have trusted in Jesus Christ as Saviour and live under His kingship, we can identify with the Duraplast advert line and truly say WHERE JESUS GOES, JOY FLOWS!!
The Ethiopian Eunuch, after believing in Jesus Christ as his Saviour and being baptised by Philip, went on his way back to Africa filled with joy (Acts 8:39). Our text today shows how the arrival of the Gospel in Samaria and its environs brought a manifestation of the delivering grace of God. There were observable and undeniable interventions of God in the ordinary lives of the people; miracles were performed at the hands of Philip, and demons were smoked out of their hiding place in the recesses of the lives of troubled and burdened souls. Physical healings of the paralyzed and the crippled were performed, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. The result was that “... there was great joy in that city.”
So, we can also testify that when we accepted Jesus Christ as our dying Saviour and resurrected reigning Master, His Holy Spirit was poured forth into our hearts, producing His love, peace, and joy. For us, indeed, when Jesus came, real life and joy flowed!
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
Have you been born again through faith in Jesus Christ? Let the joy and peace that comes with our true conversion be activated in your life, consciously, despite the encircling gloom of life’s realities.
PRAYER:
O Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for coming from Heaven to earth to show us the Father, to restore us to membership in the family of God, and to assure us of a place in Heaven after this life. But thank you also that even in this life, personal faith in you yields uncountable physical, emotional, spiritual and material blessings. Please help me to experience joy in a world that seeks to snuff out the light of my soul, and please make me an agent of your joy. For your dear Name’s sake, Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
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DAILY word study: GREAT JOY
The Greek phrase translated as “great joy” in Acts 8:8 is chara megalē, where chara means inner gladness or delight and megalē emphasises its abundance. Together, they describe joy that overflows deeply and visibly. It's deep, communal, Spirit-stirred joy that spills over.
Reflection
This joy wasn’t tied to wealth or success. It followed healing, freedom, and the presence of Christ. Real joy enters where Jesus is preached and hearts are opened.
Thank you Rev🙏🏾