Testify

Everybody has a story to tell. Nobody has a better one than God. His story is still unfolding in the hearts and lives of millions of believers all over the globe. These are people who at some point were convicted of their sin and convinced they needed a Savior. These are men, women, adolescents, and children who have been made new by the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ spilled out on the cross. God began His work with millions at the foot of the cross but the story did not stop there.
God right now even as I write this is at work in the lives of people all over the world. He is giving wisdom, listening to prayer, lifting oppressive burdens, offering counsel, providing guidance, healing broken hearts, releasing miraculous provision, offering forgiveness, delivering from the clutches of sin, and drawing people to a closer relationship with Himself. This is only a fraction of the things that He is doing.
God is at work all around us and what God wants people to do is to testify. Testifying simply means declaring something and making it known publicly. God wants His people to declare what He is doing for us and make it known in the public arena. He wants us to talk about His great works. In essence God wants us to brag on Him.
Why don’t we testify more in the public arena? Is it because God is not working in our lives? I seriously doubt that is the case. God is always working. We may not be joining Him in that work, we may not even be aware of the work that He is doing but God is active in the affairs of this world. Are we too timid to brag on God? This is hard to believe as well. We live in a society where people love to brag on themselves, their children, grand children, favorite sports teams, and celebrities. Our society even brags about morale blunders. We do not seem to be a society who is bashful about boasting. It is just that the boasting is directed toward the wrong things.
God wants us to boast about Him. God wants the world to know that He is not old and decrepit but He is strong and working mighty things in this world. Who is testifying? Where are the satisfied saints who want God to get the glory for what He has done and is doing? There is still a remnant. There are still some who brag on God. The question is; are you one of them?
When was the last time you made God’s work in your life known in the public arena. You will never know how your testimony might serve to encourage someone who needs to know that God is still at work. Testimonies inspire faith. Without faith miracles are hindered. Maybe that is the whole problem. Nobody testifies resulting in fewer people having strengthened faith. Weak faith does not move God. When God is not moving what do we have to testify about? This is a cycle that repeats itself.
I encourage you to go out and testify. The next time you encounter God brag on him in the public arena. Let people know that He is alive and at work not just in your situation but He is at work everywhere. God is the hope of this community and nation. It is time that the people of God testify.