The Right Company

Acts 4:13 NIV

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.

Where you are now is a reflection of your knowledge and awareness. What you do now is a reflection of what you have accumulated through the years. What you say and do now reveals the investments you have made and the priorities you have established for your life.

Peter and John didn't know much of the world and its standards and expectations. If you were to ask them about current economic realities and share price indices, they probably won't know anything about that. They were unschooled, ordinary men, men without Any formal education or 'potential', at least,by worldly standards. But there's a fundamental point made here about this men and it is the most important pursuit, priority and purpose that we could ever aspire to: these men had been with Jesus. Brethren, it doesn't matter where you go for further studies, or where you work at the moment. You could be paid millions and make no impact in any life. You could have all the symbols of power and prestige and still be empty of meaning and direction. What is important is who you know, not what you know, or what you have. The world places so much emphasis on acquisitions: wealth, knowledge, power, position, possessions and prestige; God emphasizes an acquisition of a deep  knowledge of him.

Knowing God opens the door for the blessings that the world does not understand and cannot have. Knowing God opens doors that earthly knowledge cannot unlock. That is why a man can do a particular kind of business and prosper abundantly, while so many others try the same thing in the same environment and fail woefully. The difference is who you know.  The entire panel here were full of learned people but today, we don't remember them at all, they remain faceless and nameless. But we read about Peter and John today, ordinary men made great by the extraordinary God, men who were in themselves unqualified, but made right and qualified by God himself.

Who do you know? What are your pursuits today? What are your priorities? Can men see the difference in you or do you just blend in with the crowd, afraid to stand and defend who you know. The blessings of this knowledge are amazing and God who sees ahead knows just what to do with what is ahead. All we need do is trust his wisdom and direction and watch him do extraordinary things with an ordinary life. His time of favour is here.