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The Overcoming Power of Testimony

Revelation 12:11 – “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

              If you have experienced salvation you have a story.  You have a testimony that is unique to your life and situation.  To testify is to tell your story.  Everything that God has done for you, no matter how large or small, is a testimony of His delivering power. 

         Jesus taught in John 17:16 when an individual was born again they were in the world, but no longer of the world.  John 3:3 refers to this as being “born from above.”  Your testimony is a tool that God provides to enable you to become an overcomer.  

         You were created for spiritual growth and progress.  As a believer you are enlisted as a soldier of the cross in the army of the Lord.  Before Joshua took the city of Jericho he first had an unexpected meeting with the Commander of the Lord’s Army.  In Joshua 5:13 he has His sword drawn in His hand.  As soldiers we are on a war footing.  We are to engage our enemy in battle.

         This battle is not a physical fight to be fought with carnal weapons.  It is a spiritual battle. How do we engage this enemy in battle?  We must understand our weapons.  The Apostle Paul writes these words in II Corinthians 10:3-5, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”

            Perhaps one of the greatest weapons that you have to engage the enemy is the power of testimony. Your testimony is a factual declaration of what God has done for you.  You need to share your story.  The story of your salvation. The time you experienced His healing and provision in your life.  Others need to hear what God has done for you.  When you share your story you are rehearsing the blessings of God and encouraging others.

There are stories of God’s faithfulness throughout the Word of God.  The Lord instructed Joshua to build a memorial of twelve stones from the Jordan River when they entered into the land.  The stones told the story of God’s faithfulness to His people.  Why do we rehearse His miracles?  Because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 

Your testimony is more than just a story of past victories and breakthroughs.  It is a present declaration of a future deliverance.  Your testimony must align with the Word of God.  Proverbs 6:2 instructs, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”
Your testimony is a declaration of the Word of God.  Do not come into alignment with what the enemy is saying about you.  Start praying the scriptures into your present circumstances.  Confess the scriptures over your problems, attacks, and issues. 

Jeremiah 29:11 promises that God has good plans for you.  Your testimony of the Word of God is a powerful weapon that God will use to enable you to overcome the evil one.  Joshua 1:8 promises that those who make the Word of God a priority will “prosper and have good success.”


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