This verse has always
challenged me. I want to be like Peter
and John. I want others who see and know
me to know that I have been with Jesus.
I want to be so connected to the Lord that there is no mistake about it
in how I live.
Notice that it
wasn’t their education that made Peter and John stand out. If anything, their lack of education would be
noticed. They were ordinary men,
fishermen by trade. They had no pedigree
that would get them noticed. They would
have been scarcely noticed, especially by those who were educated and in seats
of authority. Peter and John were just
common people, just like most of us.
Yet, there was something quite noticeable about them.
Peter and John stood
out from the crowd because they oozed the life of Jesus. They were not impressed by the Jewish
leaders. They did not hold back their
witness because of who they were with.
They boldly proclaimed Christ to all they could. Why?
They were passionately committed to Christ. They knew He was indeed God who had come in
human flesh. They knew that He alone was
the way to heaven and they were driven by their compassion for the lost. They had the heart of God for others and were
not willing that any would be lost. They
boldly proclaimed the Gospel message so that as many people as possible would
hear it and perhaps be saved.
Are we as driven by
our love for Christ as Peter and John were?
Are we telling as many people as possible about our salvation? If not, why not? Isn’t the soul of man far more important than
anything else in life?
If you find yourself
not caring enough about the lost souls of others, I implore you to fall on your
knees before God and stay there until He changes your heart.
When you look into
the mirror of your soul, can you see Jesus?
If you have trouble seeing Jesus in you, what do you think others
see? If Jesus cannot be readily be seen,
you need to get things right with God before you drift any farther away.
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