Serving Singly

"Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied."   (Acts 21:8-9)


As a single, I knew that from the Biblical perspective, I am in good company.   The apostle Paul was single, as was the prophet Jeremiah, and of course, our Lord Jesus Christ Himself.    During the study in the Book of Acts, I remember reading Acts 21:9 about Philip's daughters being unmarried.   Yet, the significance of that only recently sunk in.  Of the many things Luke could've written about Philip's daughters besides their gift of prophesy, the only other thing he said about them was that they were unmarried.  Why would that be?   It brings to mind what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 7:34 "An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit."  The description in Acts seems to emphasize that the daughters were able to use their gift to serve the Lord effectively because they were single.