“THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS!”

 Acts 4:13-14                    (ESV)

“[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”. [14] But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, THEY HAD NOTHING TO SAY in opposition.”

There are many words that humanity uses to describe precisely what exactly they have been through in an effort to describe to others the magnitude of their own experiences.  Peter and John ”were uneducated, common men”, but the fact that “THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS” was something that words were inadequate to describe!!!

Precisely who was the “they” that was mentioned Acts 4:13?  The Scripture in Acts 4:1 says “the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them”.  Indications are that these were some of the most educated and influential figures in current society.  So these WERE NOT people easily tricked into thinking something that wasn’t TRUTH!  They KNEW the “lame beggar” had been healed, but there wasn’t an explanation for his healing!  THEY HAD NOTHING TO SAY IN OPPOSITION!!!

From experience, when JESUS CHRIST performs a WORK in a life, simple words are INCAPABLE of describing what has transpired! The best response for his MIRACULOUS HEALING was to say NOTHING, while the FACT that “THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS” was being made known to ALL!  May my life be a testimony that “THEY HAVE BEEN WITH JESUS” to a lost and dying world???