An Amazing Conversion; Day 5

As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?" (Some late manuscripts add here: "Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." The eunuch answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.") And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 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. (Acts 8:36-39)

Why was the Ethiopian so ready to be baptized? Because he knew he'd been changed. We've already seen how the Spirit came upon the apostles in the form of fire at Pentecost - marking them with the Spirit. For us it's a little different. When you got saved, you may not have seen any tongues of fire falling on your head. But the Spirit rushed in nonetheless. When you get baptized, you're having your own celebration-of-Pentecost moment. It's a symbolic act where we recognize that the Holy Spirit has changed us: we've been given new power just like the first disciples. The Ethiopian didn't get touched by fire, but he saw the water. If baptism seems boring to you, then try to look past the actual water and see the fire that's represented - the fire of the Spirit changing a person's life forever.

How has your life changed since you became a Christian?

How does it feel to know that what happened to the apostles is happening to you.