(Acts 4:13 KJV) Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
We are affected by those people we choose to spend time with, our friends rub off on us. Did you ever had a kid or another friend start talking or acting a certain way and right away you know who they have been spending time with? Why? Because they begin to act like them, talk like them, pick up certain attitudes. When we spend serious time with God, those around us will take note, will notice that we have been changed. In our text, it was the boldness or courage to speak about the things of God that caught the attention of those around. We are not ashamed of those whom we really choose to be our friends, those who we really like, those who we choose to be around. If we have found a true friend in Jesus, one who sticks closer than a brother, we are not ashamed to be identified with Him. Our society often brings a shame on those who really identify with Jesus. We all want to fit in, and often we are tempted to hide our identification with Jesus. Spending time in the presence of God and in the things of God helps us over come this temptation to deny Him. Is it evident that we have been with Jesus?