THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS

And when they saw the boldness of Peter and John; and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. ……. Acts 4:13

Just before this particular event, Peter and John had healed a lame man laid at the gate called beautiful. Everyone was astonished at this miracle for indeed they knew the man was lame. “How could this be?”.. they asked. Peter seized this opportunity to tell them about the Kingdom of God and Jesus Christ, the savior of the world.

But come to think of it…. We know these men… Peter and John were fishermen just 3 years ago. They were just ordinary men on the street….they weren’t educated…they didn’t belong to the elite class, they didn’t know how to dress, they were not into politics… Yet they were able to make a big impact, to heal a lame man. The bible says that the man’s ankle bones received strength. They had become so powerful. Why have they suddenly become the talk of the town?. The truth is that they had been with Jesus.

Jesus makes all the difference. No one can genuinely yield to Jesus and remain in him yet be a mediocre. Jesus had promised them when he called them that he would change their situations. He would give them enviable lives. He would not allow the devil run roughshod with them. He would make them FISHERS OF MEN……. That’s some elevation….from men who were fishing fishes to men who began to fish men. Now he fulfilled the promise as he gave them POWER to heal the sick and tread upon serpents and scorpions. Jesus always makes the difference.

I have been thinking. If I say I have met Jesus…that I’m born again.. yet people can’t see me shine his light…they can’t say that indeed Bukunmi had been with Jesus, then, I’m a still born. I make bold to say that Jesus is the Lord of my life. That through him I know that I have eternal life. I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus, for it is the power of salvation to them that believe. I will continue to obey, love and worship him because he has set me free from the bondage of sin.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, has made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2.

If you are standing for Christ, then stand for him at all times. Choose to obey him come what may. This wont be easy, I know. Following God at times doesn’t seem to make natural sense. But remember, he has chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise. God’s way will always carry the day ultimately. The foolishness of God is far greater than the wisdom of man. Make him your number one priority and he will sure fulfill his part of the deal.