The First Disciples-John 1

The first reaction of the first disciples was to go and tell someone else whom they had meet. They did not have to be told to go and tell, they were so over joyed that they just went and did it. They did not know everything about Jesus and there theology was probably really whack at that point but that did not stop them from sharing what they knew to be true.

We have a lot we can learn from these first followers of Christ. Over the course of the next three years of their lives they would experience extreme emotional peaks and valleys, make tons of mistakes and even fight among themselves. Yet we can see even early on how they knew that they needed to share what they knew about Jesus. Sharing the good news of the Messiah's arrival was of central importance to them. We should dare to emulate the intentions of these men.

They shared the gospel plain and simple. They did allow the lies of the evil to stop them from sharing. They did not allow their station in life to stop them from sharing. They did not allow fear to stop them. They did not allow their lack of theological understanding to stop them. They did not allow their mistakes to stop them. They did allow the fear of the unknown stop them.

I wish I could say those kinds of things about. I hope some day someone will be able to say some of those things about me.