A praise song goes thus: “My eyes have seen, my
ears have heard, my mouth will talk about the goodness of God…” but it is sad
to know that a lot of us have indeed seen, known and experienced the goodness
of Jesus Christ and still find it difficult to talk about Him. God said in
Isaiah 43:10 (AMP) – “You are My witnesses …and My servants whom I have chosen,
that you may know Me, believe Me and remain steadfast to Me and understand that
I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.”
Also in Acts 1:8 (AMP) “But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency and
might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be My witnesses in
Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the
earth.” We are chosen and endowed with the Holy Spirit not just to acquire
things or be in a state of well-being but to be His WITNESSES! This is the intention
of God from the very beginning. To be a witness means to see, hear and
accurately give an account of what had been seen or heard. To be effective
witnesses of the Lord we must know and believe Him personally; come to handle
and testify that indeed His Word and Ways are TRUE – having an experiential knowledge
of the Most High God. To have this knowledge of Him is to obey His commands. Apostle
John declared (which must equally be our confession) “What was from the beginning, what we heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed, and have touched with our hands, concerning the Word of life - that life was revealed
and we have seen it and we testify and declare to you the eternal life that was
with the Father and was revealed to us – what we have seen and heard we also
declare to you, so that you may have fellowship along with us; and indeed our
fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.” 1John1:1-3.
Friend, how much of Him do you know, do you believe Him? Is your belief system
based on what you can see and touch? If you are such a person then you are still
carnal! Sons of God do not need to handle or see before they believe or know;
they walk by faith and are led by the Spirit of God. Have you come in contact
with Him as Paul did and never remained the same again? The woman by the well
could not get over her encounter with the Master and all she kept saying was ‘come
and see a man that told me all about my life.’ When other disciples left the
Master, the 12 did not for two reasons: they BELIEVED and KNEW the Holy Son of
God. No wonder they were fiery witnesses that did not mince their words nor
flinch from their oppressors and persecutors. Friend what have you been saying
about Him? If you claim to know Him, then you must shout it abroad in your
daily living. Have you not read that we are the living epistles that men read? The more you know Him, the more effective you
will be in your witnessing. Remember, you are not your own, but have been
chosen to spread the fragrance of Jesus Christ. God bless you.
"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me]" (Genesis 17:1, AMP). A while back, I overheard a conversation between two young men; both were wondering how a person can be and remain holy in a world that daily encourages you to exhibit and enjoy every self-indulgent pleasure one desires. Of course, they knew the Scripture in Psalm 119:9-11, which describes how a young man can keep his way pure, but they feel it is increasingly becoming difficult to discern the way of the Lord from the world system. To them, many Pastors and children of God have been won over by the kingdom of darkness to subvert the principles of God as written in the Bible. They were not wrong, in light of some of the teaching coming from the pulpits! The above ...
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