I have begun to ask the Lord every day to give me a Word for the day. It might be a verse, a phrase or what ever He has that would be the central focus of my meditation through the day. This morning driving to work, listening to Adrian Rogers, the Lord gave me my “word” for the day. Pastor Rogers said “It’s okay to be a witness to what Jesus Christ has done but could your life be presented as evidence?” I began to ponder that question and saw myself in a court room. As I was standing there I began to see the difference between telling what I have heard or seen and being presented as the exhibit its self; exhibit A. Being the evidence is something totally different. It is good to be a witness of things heard and seen but to be an exhibit is to be the physical proof that gives substance to the words of a testimony. Not mere words but actual, hard core evidence that the witness account can be proven by the evidence presented in my life. The Lord began to show me how different it is for someone to point us out saying, “She says or believes this or that” versus someone pointing us out and saying, “She does this or that; she is this or that”. We all know that we are to be doers of the Word but in light of the question, could my life be presented as evidence? This morning, a sobering picture was presented. What evidence is there in my personal life that bears witness of what Jesus Christ can and will do in a “vessel” that has been yielded to Him? If all I have are scriptures memorized that tell what He has done and can do without a living example of what He has done in me then my knowledge of scripture is weak at best and could be determined to be hear say or just good words out of a good book. Both of which could and likely would be tossed out of a court room. However, the lost world can not deny a living testimony. With out being living evidence, I am reduced to a “form of godliness, denying the power thereof”. (2 Tim. 3:5)
Passage James 1:22-25: 22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
Passage I Peter 5:8: Be sober (alert), vigilant (watchful); because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
My prayer in these last days is that we may be found guilty as accused when charged by the world and its system of being “living exhibits” of what Jesus Christ does and who He is. May our lives be the evidence that would dismiss the scoffers and doubters claims based on the overwhelming, undeniable proof presented by our daily walk.
Passage Romans 12:1:1 I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.
May God bless you BIG!!!
I love you my Sisters,
Debbie
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