In the name of Jesus Christ

Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. Acts 3:6-9

You know, I am tired of listening to the same songs over and over again in the car. We turn this Christian Children CD on for Sebin to listen to in the car and she just loves it! So when we are driving together, I have to turn it on! I feel like I have listened to it for more than a thousand times. Well some of the songs got stuck in my mind.

Yesterday, I was at the market to do some grocery shopping. I had to use the restroom. I found myself singing one of the songs from the CD that we listen in the car as I was entering the restroom. I was singing, “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk…” I was singing and entering the restroom, but when I saw feet under one of the toilet partition door I started humming to the song instead of singing the lyrics. I slowly lowered my voice and stopped humming, hoping that that man did not hear me.

At that moment, I felt ashamed of myself. I don’t know what stopped me from singing about Jesus in the restroom. Maybe I did not want that man in the toilet to get an idea that I am a Christian. Or maybe I was justifying to myself that I should not offend him with a Christian song. Whatever the reason was, I felt ashamed of myself for stopping to sing about Jesus as I noticed someone else was in restroom with me.

For you see, that very man who was cured in the name of Jesus, he was different. Verse 9 tells us that he couldn’t hold it to himself. He had to express it! He walked, leaped, and praised God for everyone to see! This man was not ashamed of Jesus. In the name of Jesus Christ we are saved. What I need to do is be joyful and keeping singing songs about Jesus and show others!