THE POWER OF A TESTIMONY

Rev 12:11
and they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and by the Word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Rev 19:10
...for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophesy

I remember when I first received the Holy Spirit. I had been saved for some years. I would read the Word of God and I looked forward to Sunday morning worship service. But the true intimacy that comes with the gift of the Holy Spirit was lacking. I didn't receive the Holy Ghost at a happy time. In fact, everything seemed to be going wrong. My personal life was a mess, there seemed to always be drama on the job, and I had just lost my God father who was my trusted confidant. There was always people around but inside there was loneliness and spiritual hunger that did remain.

One day as I sat by myself eating lunch, a co-worker approached me. They didn't know me (if they did, they'd know that I didn't want to be bothered). Yet, they sat down and began talking. Why did they feel so comfortable? The Holy Spirit led them to share their testimony with me. It was somewhat detailed and transparent. To anyone who may have been looking afar off they might have said, "what in the world, this is not the place, this is not the time." But to me, this person's encounter was real and for me to hear it was necessary.

See, at the time I didn't even know the depths that Christ was willing to go to save a soul like mine and to provide comfort. I didn't know that Christ was in "the details" and that even the smallest things that concerned me...they concerned Him too! Nevertheless, the obedience of this one individual sharing their personal encounter backed with the power of God (because it was true), changed my life forever. Their testimony prepared my heart for my own encounter...unleashing a passion that could not be quenched. Thank God that everything is personal with Him!

When your heart is ready, Christ will meet you right where you stand.

Now is the time for true testimonies to be told about what Jesus has done. The testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophesy. For many of us much of our whole lives has been a prophetic word to be spoken into the lives of others about His overcoming power. Faith comes by hearing...but first the encounter...and therein lies the power. ‪#‎Jesus‬ ‪#‎righthere‬ ‪#‎rightnow‬ ‪#‎somethinghappened‬ ‪#‎Jesushappened‬ ‪#‎thepowerofGodunveiled‬