Homilist Acts 8:36-39 And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water… I. DIVINITY BRINGING MEN TOGETHER. II. DIVINITY SEPARATING MEN FROM ONE ANOTHER. They had to part, but who parted them? "The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip that the eunuch saw him no more." Two thoughts are suggested. 1. Their attachment; was already strong. Christ brings souls together, and centralises them in Himself. 2. The separation was only bodily. Souls thus united cannot be separated — no distance, no time, no force can do it. Indeed, bodily separation often deepens and intensifies soul attachments. III. DIVINITY UNITING AND SEPARATING MEN FOR THE HIGHEST ENDS. 1. The eunuch departs with a new joy. "He went on his way rejoicing." 2. Philip departs to prosecute his evangelic mission. "But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea." Thus the Divine Spirit that united and separated these men did it not only to bless them, but through them to bless undoubtedly countless throngs. Thus Divinity ever works for beneficent ends. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? |
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