WWJD

What do people see when they look at us?  Do they see someone who has it all together, or maybe someone who is a mess?  If you are like me they probably see some of both depending on the day or the time.  I can remember times that I was a real mess and had things in my life looking the same way, messed up.  But, on the other hand, I have at least seemed to have things together at times too.  When people look deep down into us what do they see?  Do they see Jesus when they look at me?  What about when they look at you?

Let’s look at Acts 4:13 and see what the Great Sanhedrin saw when they looked at Peter and John.  “The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.” 

Let’s take notice of three things.  First of all they were amazed at their boldness.  If we look back just a few verses we would see that they have been arrested and are appearing before what would be like our Supreme Court.  They have no attorney, they are defending themselves, and they were speaking boldly. 

Secondly, and even more amazing was that they were just ordinary men, fishermen to be exact, with no special training to be defending themselves before this religious supreme court.  This sounds like one of my “messed up days”, that I would just be hoping to survive, but not Peter and John.  The Sanhedrin saw their boldness, and that leads me to point number three. 

They recognized that Peter and John had been with Jesus.  I wonder if people can see that we also have “been with Jesus”, or have we?  Have we been with Jesus through spending time learning of Him in God’s word?  Have we talked to Him lately?  Do we listen to Him and His commands?  Peter and John were recognized as having been with Jesus.  When people look at me and you do they see that same Jesus in us?  Maybe it would do us good to remember the old WWJD?  If we ask ourselves that question, “What Would Jesus Do” maybe more people would see that we have been with Jesus too.

God Bless!