You find an incredible sale, come across a delectable recipe, or see a cool cleaning or gardening hack. What do you do? If you are like me, you tell someone!

The same thing happens when you hear good news. An engagement, a pregnancy, a promotion, a criminal caught, a mystery solved.

This is just what the disciples experienced after the resurrection of Jesus. They had witnessed His crucifixion, grieved His death, and been overwhelmed and confused about what it all meant for their future. Then they heard the tomb was empty, that others had seen Jesus alive!

Soon they saw the resurrected Lord with their own eyes. They talked with Him, ate with Him, and soaked up His teachings. The message of salvation through Jesus’ death on the cross meant that the sins of the world had been erased for all who would believe Him to be the Son of God.

Then the disciples watched Jesus rise into the sky. He was physically gone from their presence but soon they were filled with the promised Holy Spirit. That Spirit prompted, guided, and most of all, empowered them.

Instead of hiding behind locked doors, the disciples interacted with those around them. They prayed for those in need, saw prayers answered, and gave God the glory. As they shared the good news about Jesus, those in authority commanded them to be silent. Their response, “For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20).

May we boldly do the same. Let’s reach out and pray for those in need and share what God has done in our lives.

May God empower us so that we can’t help but tell others about Jesus.