They had been with Jesus

Acts 4:13- "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus." Two really good friends of mine from college are brothers. On Sunday I got to spend the day with one of them, after not seeing him for probably about 5 years. It was a really random day, which is usually how it goes when we hang out. But it was filled with really good conversation. As I was driving home, I just felt really happy, and even more than that, I was so excited to be a Christian. Throughout the day I had been realizing more how freaking amazing God is, and then I was just overwhelmed that I had the amazing privilege of being able to see that. God has opened my eyes to the Truth of the Gospel and given me the gift of faith, and that night it really sunk in how blessed I am to have been chosen by God. Not everyone is able to see, and it is only by God's doing that anyone is able to see, so I was struck by how awesome it is that I get to be in the latter camp. I so often take it for granted, but Sunday night I was able to see how big this is. So tying it into the verse I started out with... This big realization/reminder happened because of the time I spent with this friend. In the midst of thinking about everything I just wrote about, I was thinking about my friend. And this verse came to mind. I don't know any better way to describe these two brothers than what the verse says at the end- "And they recognized that they had been with Jesus." When I hang out with these guys, I always leave wanting to love Jesus more. I don't know exactly why or anything, but I think it is just what the verse says- it is so obvious that "they had been with Jesus." What's the point of writing this? I don't know. I guess because as I thought about all that, I realized that is my dream. After someone has been around me, I want them to know I have been with Jesus. Not necessarily because I had even told them, but just because I am so in love with Jesus and so filled with His love that it all just oozes out of me. That seems like the best way to spread the Gospel to me.