A Gospel for Everyone

So he [Phillip] started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, . . . .  This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the prophet. . . .  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?"  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 8:27,28,36-39  NIV

The Good News of Jesus is not just for certain people.  It is for everyone.  The Ethiopian Eunuch would not have been allowed into the inner courts of the Temple in Jerusalem.  His body had a defect.  He was a eunuch.  

He had traveled all the way from Ethiopia to worship at the temple in Jerusalem and was allowed only in the part of the temple where outsiders were allowed.  

When he asked Philip why shouldn't he be baptized, there was some history behind the question.  God created all people.  He doesn't care if you are rich or poor, an introvert or extrovert, intellectual or emotional, healthy or ill.  Jesus doesn't care how you dress or what you drive.  The Gospel is for you.  The blood of Jesus is precious enough to cover everyone.

Do you align yourself with Jesus who accepts you or the world that rejects you?  Spend a moment today thanking God that the Gospel is for everyone -- including you.