What’s Your Testimony?

Our testimony, our declaration of who we are in Christ, is a further weapon that fends off the lies of the accuser.

Colassians 2: 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 I tell you this so that NO one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.

Selfless, Christ-honoring, living is the ultimate weapon. The battle now truly becomes the Lord’s.
No longer me living, but Christ living in me.

Thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ!

Revelation 12:11 – “And they (the saints of God) overcame him (satan) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”

When we stand before God on that Day, our testimony WILL be that we overcame the devil.
1 John 2 is an awesome exhortation to stand firm and fight!! We cannot testify that we have overcome with our testimony if we’ve had nothing to overcome.
Paul said God was glorified through the chains that “momentarily” held him. So don’t get discouraged on your current state or condition…just PRESS through to Jesus. Fast, pray, repent, worship… CHASE HIM.  Cry out to Jesus! Anything to overcome!!! (Romans 6—died to sin)

Galations 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.

To God be the Glory! As He strengthens me through His Word,
I learn to trust Him more and not allow defeat feelings from the enemy!

Being able to live a life of joy with full confidence in our High Priest who made atonement for our sins, enables us to enjoy even the journey on this side!

God is so awesome – He provided us with a Savior – a High Priest who knows our challenges and covers them in LOVE!
We do NOT have to FEAR anything – even death- Jesus died and was resurrected in order for US to experience life now, and life to come!!!! Thank you Lord! What a testimony we have to share!

“I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.” – John 3:11
Over the  years I have seen two distinct types of Christian believers. I have been both in and out of my different seasons.
*One type enthusiastically teaches their Bible knowledge to others.
These people, though they may be genuine in their motive, lack one essential ingredient to being effectively used by God – a testimony.
*The second type of people I have encountered has a genuine testimony of what God IS doing and Continues to do in their lives.
This was the case in the early Church. **Men and women were able to give Powerful Testimony of Events and Experiences that could only be explained as a work of God.

Are we seeing and telling others daily the Events and Experiences that could only be explained as a work of God?

God desires to build a testimony in each of us. Each of us is one of God’s chosen vessels to reflect HIS Power IN and Through us.  Testimonies of Jesus!
*When others see this power reflected, they are impacted because they cannot explain that power.
* God desires to frame your life with experiences designed(good times as well as bad times) to reflect the character and nature of Christ.

Sometimes these events can be very devastating, but they are designed to Reveal His Power in and through us.

Every one of us has a testimony. What would others say your testimony is today? Can others see God’s work in your life?
*Is your testimony one of Bible knowledge only?
*Are things happening in your life that can only be explained as God?

These can be problematic questions for each of us. Ask God to build a testimony of His life in and through you today.

Luke 21:13 And so you will bear testimony to me.
*We forget that God can use our trials, even involving those who would be our enemies, as an opportunity to witness.

If we would see our circumstances in this manner, as an opportunity to make a bigger impact in eternity, then maybe we would bear them more easily than if we did not view them in such a way.

John 5:31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
*Even Jesus talked about having a “witness” to prove his divinity.  This got me thinking… in the end, who’s going to witness for me?
**Will Christ himself stand for me and give out grace and mercy from the judgment seat?
*** For all Christians, our faith is to Believe just this!!!!!

**So the question stands… in the end, WHO’S GOING TO WITNESS FOR YOU?

*We must learn that we can do nothing by ourselves. We need the strength of our God.
*We even need God to lead us to what to think or we will go astray in our idea of things.
*We must believe the testimony of the Father about Jesus so that we can See HIS form and Hear HIS voice and have HIS Word, HIS life giving word, dwelling in us.
***We come to Jesus to have life!!!!
*It is then that we have the love of God in our heart.
* It gives us a right perspective about ourselves, about others and about God.

This belief is dependent on our ability to do something, to accept glory from God and not from people, as if they could actually give it anyway.
John 5: 44 is so plain, if we accept glory from one another we can’t believe. We will have to want what God gives, or want God whether he gives anything or not, before we are ready for the relationship of trust with God that we call believing.
Jesus got it right and so can we. We can depend (without him we can do nothing), think his thoughts (our judgement is not our own), come to him and have life (where we know him and are loved by him), and seek the pleasure and delight of God (we believe when we want God and the glory he would give).
Isn’t it interesting how getting it right isn’t so much about rule keeping but about Death to Self and Total Submission to God. That’s what has been right all along.
Hebrews 2: 18 Since he himself(Jesus) has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.
Be the answer to somebody else’s prayer. You could be the answer to someone’s prayer by sharing Jesus with someone. They could have friends and family praying for them and their hearts may be ready. All they may need is someone to introduce the concept.
Luke 21:13 And so you will bear testimony to me.
We as people love to make our faith as difficult as possible sometimes, the TRUTH is if we find JESUS, we find everything!!!!!
Come Lord Jesus Come. Amen