Acts 8: 36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”
The speaker is the eunuch who came to Jerusalem to worship. On the way home, as he read Isaiah in his chariot, he met Phillip. Phillip, sent by the Holy Spirit, asked if he understood it. He asked Phillip to explain.
This reminded me of the meme of US sailors on a ship baptizing in a tub of water. Nothing can stand in the way of those who are ready for the Word. Another part of the Scripture puzzles me however. The Samaritans have been baptized, but they have not received the Holy Spirit when John and Peter arrive. So being baptized is just a first step? We hear about being born again through baptism, but that does not guarantee the Holy Spirit is with someone? I guess that is kind of the way my story reads, as I was baptized many years before I truly accepted God into my day-to-day life. That bears some thought.
Prayer: Lord, I thank you for my baptism and my upbringing in the faith. But I am even more grateful for the time when I totally accepted Your will for my life. I had some awareness, and I knew there was more, but I didn't fully feel Your presence until I was older. Praise be to You for all You have done in my life.
Amen
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