When you recognize God’s presence in your life, say what you see. Read Acts 4:13-21. Witnesses are people who tell about something that they saw, heard, smelled, and experienced. An eyewitness who was in a bank during a robbery becomes crucial in helping recreate what happened. I’ve heard the Louisville Police chief and others make public statements about people who may have seen a crime: “If you see something, say something.” An astronaut is a witness to what can be experienced in space. News agencies send reporters to the front lines of war and disasters to show the public a close-up view of what is happening. After the disciples witnessed the resurrected Jesus, they told people what they saw and what it meant. Death had been defeated. When we put our faith in Jesus, we have hope for eternal life. Peter and John were brought before the Jewish leaders because a lame man had been healed on the Temple Grounds. They asked, “By what power or what name did you do this?” Peter answered, “By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.” After the leaders discussed what to do, they instructed the disciples not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. Peter told the leaders that they would continue to tell people about Jesus. “As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Like Peter and John, we are witnesses of Jesus today. We are to tell people what Jesus has done for us. The people we tell can decide for themselves if they want to believe it or not. Their response is not our responsibility. Our responsibility is to come together as a family of Christian believers, support the mission of making disciples, and say what we see. May we respond like Peter and be the witnesses who cannot help speaking about what Jesus has done for us.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, we praise you for the resurrection and for the resurrection power that is within us. Give us the courage to be your witnesses, and may what we say bring you glory. Amen.