First, pause from staring at my page, open your Bible to II Kings 7 and read the story of the Syrians fleeing. This is also a story about sharing good news and sets an example for us to follow.

When you are out shopping and you find an unexpected sale, do you hoard as much of the goods as you can? Or, like the four lepers, do you tell others about it and share the news that they can use? It’s easy just to take what we need for ourselves and walk away, isn’t it? But the four lepers, the ones excluded and ready to die during the Syrian occupation, didn’t just go out to the enemy camp. They went back to town and told the guards to let the king know that the Syrians were gone; the blockade was over and the people could eat again.

How does this relate to us? Well, first let me assure you that I don’t have leprosy and I am not ostracized from society. But, one evening, over fifty years ago, a dear friend shared the good news about Jesus and how I could be saved. That news was not meant to be hoarded in my heart, but shared with others. In Sunday school, with my family, with friends, with strangers, with anyone who could use the Good News…and that ends up being everyone, doesn’t it?

Jesus didn’t say that now that we know the Good News, we should all go home, huddle around the TV and our devices and make sure we keep it a secret.

Part of my devotional this morning informed me about ants communicating to each other about where the food is. Tiny little ants help the colony survive by telling others where they can find food! So, isn’t that a good example for us, too? We help others by telling them about the Bread of Life and the Living Water.

The lepers shared. The ants share. Jesus told us to go and share. Any questions about what our next move is?