Many times, we look for ways to share the love of God and His Word with others. One of His greatest gifts to help us do that is our testimony. When was the last time you shared the story of how you were born again and filled with the Holy Spirit? Have you ever walked up to a stranger and told them about the goodness of God? A testimony is an easy way to introduce the Lord to someone. God designed it to be a blessing to the Body of Christ.
Psalm 145:4 says, “One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.” We have a responsibility. Those of us who are older and have experienced God have the duty to pass on our testimonies to the next generation.
Issues and Breakthroughs
In Mark 5:25–34 (NKJV), we read about the woman with the issue of blood. I’ve read this story many times, but one day the Holy Spirit illuminated to me that this is how we share our testimony.
The account begins, “Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse” (vv. 25–26). These verses tell us that this was a real woman with a real issue. Her name isn’t mentioned, but we know she had a serious problem and was desperate to be well. She had tried different avenues in the natural, and nothing had helped. Now she had physical, financial, and probably emotional problems. She had kept pushing for her healing for 12 years. How many of us get frustrated after 15 minutes?
Sometimes it takes contending for the things we desire. When facing health challenges, we cannot let the enemy talk us out of our healing and wholeness. As the Spirit of God speaks to us, we need to act on what He says. That obedience will bring us to the fullness of our testimony. By learning how to walk through trials, we develop the ability to teach others how to walk through their challenges.
Speak What You Believe
What we believe and say determines our outcome. We need to speak what we believe. The woman with the issue of blood kept saying, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well” (v. 28). She was totally convinced that coming in contact with Jesus would heal her. And she got exactly what she said. When she touched Jesus’ clothes, “Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction” (v. 29).
It’s interesting that Jesus turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched My clothes?” (v. 30). His disciples said, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ” (v. 31). But Jesus knew that healing power had gone out of Him. And the Scriptures say that the woman fell at Jesus’ feet “and told Him the whole truth” (v. 33). She bared her heart to Jesus. And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction” (v. 34).
Jesus listened to her whole story. And because she told her testimony, we know how to get to our healing and deliverance. There are people today who are waiting to be set free, and they need to hear what God has done for us. He has delivered some of us from addiction to drugs, pornography, and a whole lot of other things. He has brought us out of bondage. And some people don’t know that there’s deliverance available to them. They need to hear our story. They need to hear that God delivers and sets free. They need to hear that Jesus died for them so they can be free too.
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Philip Slaughter
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