Eternal Tattletales

Two of my four children are still in grade school. The other day I heard the one recounting that age old mantra of "tattletale tattletale!"

We are trying to teach our children when it's right and wrong to be a tattletale. I can only hope that the advice is taken when needed. But this morning I was meditating on Acts 1: 8-9, where Jesus tells his disciples that they better be his tattletales.

They MUST be his tattletales. Yes, and they were going to have help to be his tattletales. He said to them, "When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be my witnesses . . ." aka, Blabbers!

Imagine that! Divine power to be a tattletale.

"Hey! What is your superpower?"

"Being a tattletale, of course!"

How can I express to you the necessity of being Jesus' tattletale?

When anything good happens to you, blab and jaw it to others! Go on, gab and jibber jabber about the Lord and what He's doing in your life! Prattle, rattle, and schmooze about His faithfulness and goodness to you.

So let me ask, "How good of a tattletale have you been for Jesus?"

What has he done for you lately? Have you blabbed it?

Be an eternal blabber for Jesus!

For a believer, it's to be your superpower.

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