TESTIMONY
The declarations of our mouth determine the course of our thoughts and propel them into actions and deeds. This week we are focusing on the “Word of our Testimony.” For indeed our testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy through which we speak, declare and prophecy into the spiritual realm.
1.The Purpose of our Testimony of Jesus.
The purpose of our TESTIMONY about Christ, His love, Kingdom and our worship of Him is to call those very things down from heaven into manifest existence here on earth.
To MANIFEST those things that are in heaven, already prepared before the beginning of time, here on earth according to the will of God through our daily confessions.
Rev 19:10 I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Redeemed by the unblemished blood of the perfect Lamb, we therefore are of those who keep His commandments through Christ’s perfect righteousness before the Father. We have the testimony of Christ on our lips.
Rev 12:17 … and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
2. The Word of God is our Testimony
ASKING the Holy Spirit to keep our lips burning with the holy coal that we will continuously meditate on, speak & act on the testimonies of Christ in every circumstance in our lives.
We know that the enemy wars against the children of God & would like to keep us silent about OUR TESTIMONY of God, His Kingdom & its purposes.
Rev 6:9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.
Therefore, all the more we need to take up the Sword of the Word and speak forth the oracles of God.
3. Our Actions & deeds to be evidence of our spoken Testimony
Tit 1:16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. 1Ti 3:7 Moreover he must have a good TESTIMONY among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
PRAYER:
Father, we bring our testimony before you, “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” (1Co 2:2)
That our testimony of Christ will be secured & founded from Your Scriptures:
- That we will be enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge.
- Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in us,
- so that we will not come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who will also confirm you to the end. That you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Co 1:5-8 (paraphrased) - May our lips be sealed off to speak the oracles of God in a new & living way.
- Through His Spirit that gives us holy utterances unto FAITH here & NOW.
- We pray to be strengthened to act out that what we speak & confess so that unbelievers will hear our righteous testimonies of You and also come to faith in Christ, the only Saviour of this world. Christ our righteousness!
Amen & amen.