Charles Spurgeon Commentary Acts 8:29-31

"And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him." — Acts 8:29-31 (ASV)

Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.” And Philip ran there to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

And he said, “How can I accept that some man should guide me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.

See how God honors the Christian ministry by making even His Word to be in some respects insufficient for some people; at any rate, they need a living voice to come and guide them into its meaning. Oh, that He would bless our voice tonight, that some who have gathered with us in this Tabernacle might be brought to understand the Scriptures through our guidance!