The
call of God is a call of testimonies. It’s a call of conviction and witnessing.
God the Father expects all His children to have a testimony and keep it with
them forever. The Encarta English Dictionary defines testimony as “something
that supports a fact or a claim”. Many Christians claim that God is Omnipotent
– thus All Powerful and indeed He is – yet because they lack testimonies, they
most often than not make their problems bigger than God. They sometimes think
God can do all things but their situation is exceptional and it’s beyond the
ability of God. They magnify their problems over the Almighty God; how sad it
is!
The
early church was convinced of the Mighty Power of God. They believed they could
do ALL THINGS through Christ who strengthened them (Philippians 4:13). They had
received one thing from the Lord and that was enough conviction for them that
the Lord could do all things for them. No wonder they were seeing results. The more you keep your testimonies, the more
testimonies you have!
John
the Apostle heard and saw Jesus transfigured (Mark 9:2). When Jesus raised the
daughter of Jairus from death, John was there with Jesus (Mark 5:21-43). When
Jesus resurrected from the dead, John was there when He appeared to the
disciples (John 20:19-23). At Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, John was with the
disciples (Acts 1:1-11). At the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was come
upon the disciples, John was one of them. So John had a testimony; he heard
Jesus and saw His works. He was then convinced and nothing could change his
mind about the Word of life. What have you seen? What have you heard? What is
your conviction? What is your testimony? John’s testimony made him stronger to
stand and conquer all battles until He was called home.
1 John 1:1-2
1 That which was from the beginning,
which WE HAVE HEARD, WHICH WE HAVE SEEN with our eyes, WHICH WE HAVE LOOKED
UPON and TOUCHED WITH OUR HANDS, concerning the Word of life
2 The life was made manifest, and WE
SAW IT, and TESTIFY TO IT, and PROCLAIM to you the eternal life which was with
the Father and was made MANIFEST TO US
In
this life, one cannot dispute your personal testimony. No one could challenge
the personal testimony of John. His testimony and conviction about God was
enough for his living. It is your testimony that can drive you – and others
into victory. It is jeopardy to lose your testimony in this journey of life! It
is your testimony that can take you far in this life. Testimonies are weapons God has given to the church to
overcome any battle.
And they have conquered him by the BLOOD
of the Lamb and by the WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY, for they loved not their lives
even unto death.
Thank
God the blood of the Lamb has already been shed; what is left of you is to hold
onto your testimony in order to overcome your accuser. You need to have a
testimony and you need to keep it forever. Why do you lose your testimony and
be afraid of the storm starring at you? Haven’t you read of the Lord who calms
the storm and that if only you will invite Him into the situation, you shall
experience total calmness and peace?
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