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Witness [n].
"You are my witnesses," delcares the Lord, "and my servant who I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the Lord and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed--..."You are my witnesses," declares the Lord...
[Isaiah 43:10-13]
'Witness' has become one of the most frequently used verbs of modern christian evangelism. We talk of 'witnessing' to the lost to bring them into a relationship with Christ. I wonder, what are we witnessing? Are we truly witnesses to what we profess? The word, witness, implies that we have seen or have first hand knowledge of something, or that we have evidence. What evidence are we presenting? Have we SEEN the Lord at work? Do we believe because of what we have seen or because of what we have heard on Sunday morning?
I am challenged to seek God so I can 'know and believe' what the Lord has 'revealed and saved and proclaimed' BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN Him at work.
Paul said to the Corinthians, "My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power." [1 Cor 2:4-5]
Whe Paul 'witnessed' he brought the Lord to the table so that when he was done, they were ALL witnesses of the Lord an His power. How can we be witnesses to what we have not seen. Then our words fall to the place of hearsay.
I want to be a witness to what I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD, not to what I have read and been told.
..."You are my witnesses," declares the Lord...
[Isaiah 43:10-13]
'Witness' has become one of the most frequently used verbs of modern christian evangelism. We talk of 'witnessing' to the lost to bring them into a relationship with Christ. I wonder, what are we witnessing? Are we truly witnesses to what we profess? The word, witness, implies that we have seen or have first hand knowledge of something, or that we have evidence. What evidence are we presenting? Have we SEEN the Lord at work? Do we believe because of what we have seen or because of what we have heard on Sunday morning?
I am challenged to seek God so I can 'know and believe' what the Lord has 'revealed and saved and proclaimed' BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN Him at work.
Paul said to the Corinthians, "My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power." [1 Cor 2:4-5]
Whe Paul 'witnessed' he brought the Lord to the table so that when he was done, they were ALL witnesses of the Lord an His power. How can we be witnesses to what we have not seen. Then our words fall to the place of hearsay.
I want to be a witness to what I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD, not to what I have read and been told.
..."You are my witnesses," declares the Lord...
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