In today’s passage, most of the Samaritans receive the gospel with joy, but Simon witnesses the signs of the power of the Holy Spirit and is so distracted by them that he misses the true glory of the Gospel. Just like the Samaritans, we can respond to signs of the gospel’s power by allowing them to direct us to Christ, leading to saving faith and glorifying God; or we can allow them to distract us from Christ, leading to an empty faith and glorifying ourselves.
Acts 8:5-25 - "Directions To Christ"
