The biggest work a Christian can do is to find his friend and introduce him to Jesus Christ.

基督徒的首要任务，就是帮助朋友找到耶稣基督。

The [Ethiopian] asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”Acts 8:34

[埃提阿伯人]对腓利说：“请问先知说这话，是指着谁？是指着自己呢？是指着别人呢？”-使徒行传8章34节

Waldo is the cartoonish star of “Where’s Waldo,” a now-classic best-selling children’s book series. Waldo hides himself in the crowded scenes on each page, inviting children to find where he’s hiding. Parents around the world love the moments of sweet discovery when their children’s faces signal they’ve found Waldo. They also enjoy the occasions when they’re invited to help find him.

儿童游戏图书《威利在哪里？》畅销全球，或许你也曾经玩过。威利会藏在复杂的场景里，让小朋友寻找。父母喜欢看见孩子找到威利时的欢乐，他们也乐意帮忙孩子，一同寻找威利。

Shortly after Stephen, a deacon in the early church, was stoned to death for proclaiming Christ (see Acts 7), widespread persecution broke out against Christians, causing many to flee Jerusalem. Another deacon, Philip, followed these fleeing Christians into Samaria, where he proclaimed Christ and it was well received (8:6). While there, the Holy Spirit sent Philip on a special mission to “the desert road.” It must have seemed a strange request given the fruit his preaching was producing in Samaria itself. Imagine Philip’s joy, then, when he met and helped the Ethiopian court official find Jesus in the pages of Isaiah (vv. 26–40).

初代教会的执事司提反因宣扬基督被石头打死（使徒行传7章）。之后，基督徒受逼迫逃离耶路撒冷。另一位执事腓利也随众人逃到撒马利亚，宣扬基督，许多人都愿意相信（8章6节）。福音在撒马利亚传开，但正当腓利结了许多福音的果子时，却得到指示前往旷野。在那里，圣灵带领腓利遇见了埃提阿伯的太监，并帮助他在以赛亚书的经文中找到耶稣（26-40节）。我们可以想像，那时腓利是多么喜乐啊！

We too are often given the chance to help others “find Jesus” throughout the Scriptures so they may know Him more fully. Like a parent witnessing the joy of discovery in their child’s eyes and like Philip helping the Ethiopian find Jesus, it can be exhilarating for us to witness the moment of discovery in those around us. 

我们也能帮助人从圣经“寻找耶稣”，好让他们能对耶稣有更全面的认识。当我们帮助周围的朋友找着耶稣时，我们所感受的喜乐，就如同腓利帮助那个埃提阿伯人找着耶稣时，或父母看见孩子找到威利时，那样令人无比振奋！

As we go through our days, may we be prepared to share Christ as the Spirit leads us, whether they are people we know well or those we meet even just once.

愿我们在生活中的每一天，无论是面对熟识的或只是偶遇的朋友，都能预备好自己让圣灵带领，与他们分享基督的福音。

Heavenly Father, thank You  for having sent people to help us find You and know You better. May the Holy Spirit send us to guide others to find You!

天父，感谢祢差派人来帮助我们找到祢、认识祢。

愿我们也能蒙圣灵差遣，引导人找到祢。

Acts 8:26-40New International Version (NIV)

Philip and the Ethiopian

26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”

30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:

“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
    and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
    Who can speak of his descendants?
    For his life was taken from the earth.”[b]

34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

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?” [37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

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