TESTIFYING TO TESTIMONY

When you think of your testimony what does that mean to you? How do you perceive testimony? What does your testimony represent?

Testifying is the evidence, proof, the spoken, word, coming against, as set as law, or covenant, or truth.

My life testifies to me the word that is spoken over me, against me, about me, the truth of who I am, the life I have lived.

Your life also testifies to you about who God is, what his word is, what his character is.

Look around you, creation testifies to you about God. Everything that you consider in creation tells you something about God.

I was no body, that came out of nowhere, that did no great things. But God....

God knew me before I was sent into my mother's womb. I was with him in the heavens, he cut me from himself, out of his thoughts about be. He wrote a book titled about me and read to me all the pages of my life. He assigned me purpose, sent me to accomplish it, and gave me all access to his kingdom to complete it. The same for you.

I turned away, I doubted, I did not believe, I fought back and forth with him, strived after him, questioned him, begged him for answers. Till now.

I finally understand. I finally know what it means to truly be free. To be saved. To be free from myself, to be free from others, to be free from my shame, to be free from my mistakes, to be free from bondage and oppression, to be free of guilt. I finally understand the cost, the price of my sanity, the price of my soul, the price of my life. Blood. Someone else's blood. Innocent blood. Innocent life given freely. Innocent breath breathed by someone else so that I could live.

I marveled at individuals who had testimonies so good that it was undeniable God pulled them from the wreckage. Like stopping a gun from firing, or bullets disappearing, or blood cleaned from an OD, or not having any idea that God exists and committing the worst evil and God bent down and touch their life. Marking them forever.

I have known about God my whole life, but now I have been drawn into him to know him. By looking at others testimony I have discredited my own. I have covered my own to testify against me. His hand covered me all the days of my life. He has continuously showed up, shown off, shown out, picked me up, lit me up, held me, gave to me, listened to me, dealt with me, strived with me. He has never left me. I am still here breathing in his air. Speaking his name with every beat of my heart. His character over my life screams against me. Testifying to me. Showing me truth all the way. Telling me God is here, he is real, come home, come back, believe in me.

His son, Jesus, is real. His spirit lives, he lives inside me. It is real. God is real. His blood shed for me is real. He shed for you too. He willingly laid the breath down for you. He was beaten, battered, mangled for you. You are worth every precious drop of his blood. Can you believe this love for you and for me.

Revelation 19: 10 "...I am a fellow servant, and like your brothers and sisters that have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy. "

Why am I telling you all this. Because when you finally understand what the gospel or good news is doing for you and has done for you. When you finally grasp it and its entirety. This is what changes you, delivers you, establishes you, grows you, inspires you, elevates you, ignites you. Stop searching for the falsified truths of men that deceive you and temporarily cover up the issues of life. Seek out the truth from God himself, the Creator of heaven and earth and all living things and you will attain the things you are searching for. You will enter his restoration and salvation.

Revelation 12:11 ..."And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death."

God is so good that he dealt with everything before we were born. He is such a good father that before the trial he gave us the evidence to prove our innocence. He gave us the answers to the test. He gave us the armor and the victory before the battle even began. he took out our enemies before we were placed.... It is all there. All throughout history. His testimony is ringing out. His blood is screaming to the father like Able's from the earth.

Come to the cross, lay it all down, accept the receipt of payment, accept the guilt free notice from the court. Accept him into your heart and you too will turn your life from testifying against you to testimony for him!

XO

EM