As a child in our Pentecostal
church, I so fondly remember our "testimony" services. I loved to hear how God was moving and
providing for the people in our small church.
I often wondered how such a BIG and powerful God could care about some
of the small things these people gave thanks about.
I am
indebted to many of these elder saints for feeding my faith as a child and
teenager. How God was providing for the
groceries seemed small to me as a child, now as a father and husband it takes
on a new light. How God had healed a
brain tumor for our piano players father seemed hard to believe, but somehow I
did believe. Hearing builds faith. Hearing the praise reports was encouraging
for the church body, and it showed our honor and love for God.
But there is so
much more.
The word of
God tells is that we are made overcomers by our testimony. This reminds me of an interview I heard with
Ryan Wyatt of Abiding Glory ministries.
While seeking God before a conference he had an actual visitation of
Jesus Christ enter into his room. The
Lord came to Ryan dripping with oil, and told him this was the "oil of the
overcomer". When we testify of Jesus
Christ we are made overcomers, and then God can release the power of God over
our life and our situations!
We are made
overcomers by our testimony! This is
word of God truth. The original word
that we derive testimony from means "do again" - read that statement
again. "Do again" is powerful decree
when we attach it with a breathe of praise and a heart of worship.
When you
give a testimony of what the Lord has done in your life, or in the life of
others, you literally are making a decree "Lord, do it again" - when you speak
forth a testimony of the Lord you are opening up the Heavenly realms to "do
again" the miracle, the provisions, the sozo saving power over a
situation. Yes, a testimony may stir up
hunger and increase our faith level, but it also opens up the realms of Heaven
to release God's power again.
Today I am
asking you to visit our Praise Reports page and let's have an online
testimony service! Go online and post
your praise reports of the love and power of God. I believe that as we post our testimonies we
are prophetically decreeing, "Lord, do it again" - Post the praise reports in
an atmosphere of praise, and then read the reports in an atmosphere of
expectation and faith. I am looking
forward to seeing the miracles and power that comes from these statements that
overcome the works of the enemy.
"We overcome
by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony." -
Revelation 12:11
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Your Testimony and Read Others Praise God!
Blessings,
Pastor Wayne Sutton