One Soul

 

Philip was preaching the gospel in Samaria when the Lord called him to go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.

"And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias [Isaiah] the prophet.  

"Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot." - Acts 8:27-29 

The Bible tells us a person needs a preacher so that they can hear and obey the gospel of Jesus.

"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent?" - Romans 10:14-15 

God sent Phillip out into the middle of the desert so that one man might hear and obey the gospel. 

This tells us how much one single person means to Jesus. 

Philip ran to the chariot and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked him if he understood what he was reading.

"And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him." - Acts 8:31 

The man was reading a prophecy of Jesus in the book of Isaiah. He asked Philip who Isaiah was speaking of – of himself or of some other man? Philip then preached Jesus to him. 

"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? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when 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." - Acts 8:36-39