Say it again

Ps. David was preaching an amazing series on the power of our testimony.
I'm blogging this to remind myself and also hopefully to encourage anyone who reads this!

The Bible says there is power in our testimony.
"And they have defeated him by the blood of the lamb and by their testimony." (Rev 12:11)

Interestingly, the Hebrew of 'testimony' means 'repeat again'. There is power when we speak of what God has done in our lives, not only to glorify Him but to create the opportunity for Him to do it again. Strangely enough too, the word 'remember' in Hebrew means 'being a male'. That is because a man carries the seed of reproduction, and to 'remember' means to be directed to the fact that God wants to reproduce the miracles in our lives.

When we speak of what He has done, it actually reveals God's heart. If God would heal in times of sickness, what does that tell us about Him? If God would provide in times of financial need, what does that tell us about Him? Getting to know God's heart builds up faith in us to trust Him through anything and everything.

This is the part I love the most. God sets a precedent every time He does a miracle, since He is the same yesterday, today and forever. In common law countries, a precedent is set every time a higher court decides on a case with a certain type of facts. Following the decision, all lower courts are to follow the precedent when a similar case, based on the facts, is brought before them. God sets a precedent too. If God provided for me when I had a financial need last year, He will provide for me if I have a financial need this year. He cannot be my loving daddy last year and an uncaring God this year. He cannot be good today and bad tomorrow. He is the same FOREVER. He sets a precedent for Himself. He is God.

Ps. David reminded us that renewing our minds (with God's word) is like magnetizing an iron bar. When we think in contrary to what God's word says, we are to renew our minds constantly with the truth, just like an iron bar needs to be stroked in one direction repeatedly in order to be magnetized. Once it's magnetized, it takes on the properties of the magnet. This applies to us.

We should be eager to share and remember our testimonies, both the big and the 'little' things that God does for us daily. Repeating and focusing on them instead of the bad things that happen in our lives help us stand firm in times of trouble. It's a way of bringing His kingdom to earth.