TESTIMONY

“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.  Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;”

Psalms 107:1, 2

King James Version

Fanny Crosby wrote the hymn “Tell It with Joy”.  The words in this hymn touch my heart.  “Tell it with joy, tell it with joy; Wonderful, wonderful story! I was lost till mercy Gently came down from Heav’n: Tell it with joy, tell it with joy; Now I am happy in Jesus;”

The Bible instructs us to “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so”.  Are we saying so?  When it is testimony time at church, do we stand up and give our testimony?  How we must hurt Jesus and break His heart after all that He has done for us when we don’t tell how wonderful He is and what He has done for us.

The Bill Gaither Trio sings “Get All Excited”.  “You talk about people, you talk about things that really aren't important at all, you talk about weather, you talk about problems we have here at home and abroad But friend I'm excited about a solution for the world I'm going to shout and sing, Jesus Christ is still the king of kings.”

Why is it when we are with our friends and family we will talk about everything and everyone but never praise Jesus and tell what He has done for us?  It is time that we start praising Jesus and telling everyone we see what a loving wonderful Saviour we have.  Our children are watching us and listening to us to see if we really love Jesus.

A teenage boy said to his parents when they came home from church.  “You go to church, you sing in the choir, you teach Sunday school but when you come home, you criticize the pastor and the sermon.  If that is what being a Christian is, I don’t want any part of it.”  What kind of an example are we setting for our children?

Heavenly Father, please forgive us for not telling everyone we see how wonderful Jesus is and all that He has done for us.  How it must hurt You and break Your heart to see the way we treat Your Son.  I pray that You will plant within our heart the desire to praise Jesus for all He has done for us.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

June 25, 2019