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Testify of the Grace of God

 Acts 1:8 - But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

I researched what it means to testify. To testify means to bear witness or give evidence, often in a formal or legal setting. It is about sharing your personal experience or knowledge on a matter. In a religious context, it could mean sharing your faith or spiritual journey with others.


In our Christian faith to testify means to share your personal experience of God’s presence, power, and work in your life. It is a public declaration of faith, it is our story of how we came to believe, how our lives have changed, or how God has helped us during the storms and trials of life.


            We can testify of the goodness of God. He is the mighty God. We can testify of the goodness of God. He gives good gifts to His children. James 1:17 says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” 


            We can testify of the grace of God. Psalms 100:5 says, “For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures forever.” We experience salvation through the grace of God. I Peter 5:10 says, “But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.”


            Warren Wiersbe gives this definition of grace. “Grace means salvation completely apart from any merit or works on our part. Grace means that God does it all for Jesus’ sake! Our salvation is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:4-5 says, “But God who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”


            The Bible speaks about saving grace. Titus 2:11 says,” For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.” The Bible also talks about sustaining grace. 2 Corinthians 12:9 reads, “And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”


            There is also transforming grace. The Apostle Paul writes in Titus 2:12, “teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.” “Grace does not stop at salvation, but it strengthens us daily.”1

            

            We can testify of the goodness of God. We can tell of the greatness of God, and we can share about the amazing grace of God.


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