The story continues today as Peter and John are hauled in before the religious authorities to account for the healing of the man born lame at the gates of the temple. Being amazed by their boldness and unable to find charges against Peter and John, the authorities are forced to release them. But not before Peter and John are able to testify and another 5,000 are added to the company of believers.
What spoke to my heart on this day was verse 20. When ordered by the authorities not to speak further about Jesus, Peter and John simply announce that they "cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard." As I contemplated this verse, I wondered what is it about Jesus that I have seen and heard and experienced that has to be shouted from the mountaintops. What have you seen and experienced that must be told? What are the stories and experiences that the world needs to hear? Is about the unconditional love of God? Is it the story of a father who scans and searches the horizons for a lost child, like the story of the prodigal son?
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