WHY TESTIMONIES?
Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 1 Chronicles 16:8 (BSB)
The children of Israel had been held captive in Egypt for four hundred and thirty years. The Lord anointed Moses to bring about their freedom. When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, they witnessed many miracles. The Lord used numerous plagues to persuade Pharaoh to let His people go. [1] In the Book of Joel
the Prophet states,
Tell your children about it in the years to come,
and let your children tell their children.
Pass the story down from generation to generation.
The Lord wants us to testify to our children and children’s children of His miracles and pass them down from generation to generation. The testimonies of these miracles are synonymous with God’s greatness, power and faithfulness, and they enable us to build our faith.
[2]John the Apostle writes in 1 John:
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
John walked with Jesus, witnessed many miracles, but none greater than the resurrection of Jesus after he had been crucified. His shed blood atoned for the sins of all mankind. “Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God's throne. Hebrews 12:2 (GNT) Jesus looked beyond the cross, and now is seated at the right side of God's throne and among those redeemed by his blood. This was the joy that was set before Him.
From the Old Testament to the New Testament every book of the Bible testifies to the goodness and faithfulness of our God. John 21:25 (BSB) states, “There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.”
The Bible is a living testament to the living God, and [3]He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Miracles are for today and this website is to memorialize those testimonies in writing; the words of God’s people in this generation, so they can be told for generations to come.
If not one person ever spoke of the testimonies of God, the heavens have declared it from the beginning of creation.
[4]Psalm 19:1-4a
The heavens tell about the glory of God.
The skies announce what his hands have made.
Each new day tells more of the story,
and each night reveals more and more about God’s power.
You cannot hear them say anything.
They don’t make any sound we can hear.
But their message goes throughout the world.
Their teaching reaches the ends of the earth.
The God of all creation will reveal Himself to us in so many ways – Seek Him with all your heart – you will find Him!
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[1]Joel 1:3 (NLT)
[2] 1 John 1-4 (NLT)
[3] Hebrews 13:8 (ESV)
[4] Psalm 19:1-4a (ERV)
The children of Israel had been held captive in Egypt for four hundred and thirty years. The Lord anointed Moses to bring about their freedom. When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, they witnessed many miracles. The Lord used numerous plagues to persuade Pharaoh to let His people go. [1] In the Book of Joel
the Prophet states,
Tell your children about it in the years to come,
and let your children tell their children.
Pass the story down from generation to generation.
The Lord wants us to testify to our children and children’s children of His miracles and pass them down from generation to generation. The testimonies of these miracles are synonymous with God’s greatness, power and faithfulness, and they enable us to build our faith.
[2]John the Apostle writes in 1 John:
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
John walked with Jesus, witnessed many miracles, but none greater than the resurrection of Jesus after he had been crucified. His shed blood atoned for the sins of all mankind. “Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God's throne. Hebrews 12:2 (GNT) Jesus looked beyond the cross, and now is seated at the right side of God's throne and among those redeemed by his blood. This was the joy that was set before Him.
From the Old Testament to the New Testament every book of the Bible testifies to the goodness and faithfulness of our God. John 21:25 (BSB) states, “There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.”
The Bible is a living testament to the living God, and [3]He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Miracles are for today and this website is to memorialize those testimonies in writing; the words of God’s people in this generation, so they can be told for generations to come.
If not one person ever spoke of the testimonies of God, the heavens have declared it from the beginning of creation.
[4]Psalm 19:1-4a
The heavens tell about the glory of God.
The skies announce what his hands have made.
Each new day tells more of the story,
and each night reveals more and more about God’s power.
You cannot hear them say anything.
They don’t make any sound we can hear.
But their message goes throughout the world.
Their teaching reaches the ends of the earth.
The God of all creation will reveal Himself to us in so many ways – Seek Him with all your heart – you will find Him!
__________________________
[1]Joel 1:3 (NLT)
[2] 1 John 1-4 (NLT)
[3] Hebrews 13:8 (ESV)
[4] Psalm 19:1-4a (ERV)