That they had been with Jesus

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. – Acts 4.13

Fishermen. Untrained in the word of God. Uneducated. Hardly the kind of guys you might expect to lead the movement to spread the gospel.

And here they were as bold as could be talking about Jesus. Those who heard them marvelled at their words.

And they realised that they had been with Jesus.

They remembered now that Peter and John and been with Jesus and that made all this difference in the world. Now it made sense. These men were bold because they had been with Jesus. They were able to speak even though they were uneducated and untrained because they had been with Jesus.

How does the fact that we have been with Jesus affect us. We claim to be followers of Christ and we my even tell people that, but do our lives reflect that we have been with Him? Does He make a difference? Do people look at you and me and and our testimonies and our lives and compassion and holiness and say ‘O yeah, this guy says He is a Christian?’

Hopefully we all are sending time with Jesus. Do others see that when they see us or does it look more like we have been with the world?