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Jesus knew His life was but a vapor—a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes (James 4:14). Yet He made the most of every opportunity (Eph. 5:16) and remembered His purpose while on earth. His time was not his own. He was merely a steward of what God had given Him.
What is a steward? The steward is not the owner, but he represents the owner—in caring for the owner’s possessions, speaking for him, serving him, etc.
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Pet. 4:10-11)

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Have you ever witnessed something that you couldn’t stop talking about—something that was so exciting, such a blessing, that you couldn’t help but tell others?
The disciples did. But they didn’t care how others reacted to the thrilling news. The power of the resurrection compels us to share the good news of hope that can only come through Christ. Peter and John stated it clearly when they were persecuted for healing a lame man and speaking of the resurrection.

As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard (Acts 4:20).

They couldn’t shut up about it. The news was too good, too transforming to keep silent. And it wasn’t about those men, but rather it was about the news they shared and about the One with whom they had spent their time.
Which is why I have come to love and appreciate an earlier verse from the account in Acts 4... Verse 13 says, “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.”

My challenge for you today:
Can others tell when you have been with Jesus?

Are you so filled with the hope and love of the good news of the resurrection that you can’t help but share that with others?
Additional note by Katie Forbess:
Jesus doesn’t ask us to stay at the tomb and simply wonder at the resurrection. He asks us to share the gospel. There are so many ways for us to do this. There are Bible classes to be taught, cards to be written, correspondence courses to be graded, jails to be visited, small congregations to be encouraged, and nursing homes to be sung at.
If the transforming power of Jesus has touched our lives we should be touching others lives with the good news of the gospel! Yet the most direct way to share the gospel is by telling our own stories. Not our resume of where we work and what we do for God but what he continually does for us. Saves us. Holds us. Rejoices over us.