“When they saw the courage of Peter and John, and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had “been with Jesus“. Acts 4:12-13. John and Peter had been arrested, when this was written, because they had healed a crippled beggar at the temple gate. Healing was not the main infraction, but the fact that they were preaching Jesus, and his resurrection, now that infuriated the Sanhedrin. My question to you is, can people recognize a difference in your lifestyle and actions? Are you ordinary like Peter and John, but doing extraordinary things in the name of Jesus? There should be a discernible difference in anyone who has “been with Jesus”. The disciples spoke with boldness and authority; a man who had been crippled since birth, walked; onlookers were amazed, and even the muckity muck Sanhedrin members knew something was peculiar. If, for example, I told you I had bought an amazing anti-wrinkle cream, you’d be checking out my vanishing crow’s feet for proof. If we claim to be Christians, shouldn’t our lives be transformed, standing as proof of having been with him. If not, why not? I think most Christian’s lives aren’t reflecting His power, because they don’t know they have it. Well, we do! Please, learn all you can about the empowerment God offers, claim it for yourself, and start living like you’ve been with Jesus!
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