"Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him."
1 Corinthians 1:26-29
God chose you. God chose you to be His forever. God chose us all, to show of His goodness and salvation to the world. Isn't that awesome? He chose at a point of personal weakness. He probably chose you when you realized the things of the world were not enough.
I came upon this section of the Word right after sharing my testimony with a friend. Wow, God really touched my heart with that. He chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. He took all of us captive and demonstrated His power by overshadowing our lives. He gave us a story, and He gave us a testimony.
"They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death." Revelation 12:11
These two things are related. Our testimony shows others what Jesus has done. Our story points to the blood of the Lamb. That's what we need to tell others of. That's what we are supposed to talk about--how God came into our lives and made Himself real to us. Our testimony should reveal His supernatural Love.
If we are Christians, this is how it should be. Our testimony should not be about our career, the therapy that 'helped us become a better person', our athletic achievements, or how well we did in college. Our testimony should not point to the importance of yoga, that great chiropractor we go to, or even that nutritional supplement we started taking that turned our health around. Our testimony should be about Jesus, and from hearing it, others should see that He is all we need. The Lord is God, and we can't have any other Gods before Him!
I'm not definitively saying that the Lord may not guide someone to yoga or to Vitamin C. But I do think that something is wrong if we are giving the glory to Issagenix or to our doctor or to anything else. Revelation 12:11 does not say,
"They triumphed over him by the power of a 12 step program and by the word of their testimony..."
Once again, I'm not totally excluding that. But isn't God enough? Isn't the Holy Spirit within us enough? I don't need anything else if I let Him be enough. It should be easy for everything we do to glorify God. Let's show that God is truthful and powerful. Let's make Him prominent in our lives.
Our testimony should be spiritual. To some, it may make no sense. Those with worldly knowledge may not accept it. Those who do not believe God fully may not believe your testimony about Him, either. But remember that God chose the foolish things of the world to act on. He chose the lowly things, because these are the things that can humbly accept His power. Let's all have a testimony, and let's make sure it points to Jesus. Let's make sure that it proves the will of God (Romans 12:2). Let's make sure it lives out the Word.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29
God chose you. God chose you to be His forever. God chose us all, to show of His goodness and salvation to the world. Isn't that awesome? He chose at a point of personal weakness. He probably chose you when you realized the things of the world were not enough.
I came upon this section of the Word right after sharing my testimony with a friend. Wow, God really touched my heart with that. He chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. He took all of us captive and demonstrated His power by overshadowing our lives. He gave us a story, and He gave us a testimony.
"They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death." Revelation 12:11
These two things are related. Our testimony shows others what Jesus has done. Our story points to the blood of the Lamb. That's what we need to tell others of. That's what we are supposed to talk about--how God came into our lives and made Himself real to us. Our testimony should reveal His supernatural Love.
If we are Christians, this is how it should be. Our testimony should not be about our career, the therapy that 'helped us become a better person', our athletic achievements, or how well we did in college. Our testimony should not point to the importance of yoga, that great chiropractor we go to, or even that nutritional supplement we started taking that turned our health around. Our testimony should be about Jesus, and from hearing it, others should see that He is all we need. The Lord is God, and we can't have any other Gods before Him!
I'm not definitively saying that the Lord may not guide someone to yoga or to Vitamin C. But I do think that something is wrong if we are giving the glory to Issagenix or to our doctor or to anything else. Revelation 12:11 does not say,
"They triumphed over him by the power of a 12 step program and by the word of their testimony..."
Once again, I'm not totally excluding that. But isn't God enough? Isn't the Holy Spirit within us enough? I don't need anything else if I let Him be enough. It should be easy for everything we do to glorify God. Let's show that God is truthful and powerful. Let's make Him prominent in our lives.
Our testimony should be spiritual. To some, it may make no sense. Those with worldly knowledge may not accept it. Those who do not believe God fully may not believe your testimony about Him, either. But remember that God chose the foolish things of the world to act on. He chose the lowly things, because these are the things that can humbly accept His power. Let's all have a testimony, and let's make sure it points to Jesus. Let's make sure that it proves the will of God (Romans 12:2). Let's make sure it lives out the Word.
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