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YE SHALL BE WITNESSES UNTO ME (IV)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Revelation 22:6-21
Revelation 1:9
“For the word of God, and
for the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
YE SHALL BE WITNESSES UNTO ME (IV)
We are called to be witnesses not only to the Lord Himself but also to God’s Truth or God’s Word through our lives. Our Lord is the faithful and true witness (Rev 3:14). He came into the world to bear witness of the truth (John 18:37). His Father’s Word is truth (John 17:17), and Jesus Himself is the truth (John 14:6). The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth, who guides believers into all truth (John 16:13).
To be faithful and true witnesses unto God’s Truth or God’s Word, we are to know the truth in our heart (not only in our mind) correctly and properly, truly believe it, receive it, submit to it, live by it and then practise it, tell it, teach it and preach it correctly, faithfully and reverently. Many professing Christians or leaders can preach the Bible eloquently but their hearts and lives do not submit to God’s Word. How can they be living witnesses unto God’s Word without faith, humility and submission? Our Lord Jesus Christ and His faithful apostles did nothing against the truth but for the truth (2 Cor 13:8), so must we. Moreover, only with the witness and power of the Holy Spirit can we have strong convictions to stand for the truth and contend for the truth faithfully unto death. Do others hear God’s Truth or His Word from our mouth and see it in our lives?
Our Lord wants us to be His witnesses wherever we are. It is not a good testimony for a Christian to be godly in church on Sunday but ungodly at home, at school, at play or at work on weekdays. Are we true and faithful witnesses to the Lord Himself and God’s Word through our lives wherever we are on all days?
THOUGHT: We must know God’s Word properly to bear witness of it.
PRAYER: Father, train me to be a witness for Thee and Thy Word.