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they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away
Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way
rejoicing.”
In this instance we have an illustration of the care of God for his
children. He called Philip from his successful ministry in Samaria, to
cross the desert and go to Gaza to labor for a single inquiring soul.
The promptness with which the eunuch accepted the gospel and acted
upon its belief should be a lesson to us. God designs that we should
be prompt in accepting and confessing Christ, prompt in obeying him,
and in answering the call of duty. The eunuch was a man of good ree,
and occupied a high and responsible position. Through his conversion
the gospel was carried to Ethiopia, and many there accepted Christ,
and came out from the darkness of heathenism into the clear light of
Christianity.
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