Next Level Testimony (1)
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The Testimony of Jesus You Hold
Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
What does it mean to HOLD the testimony of Jesus?
To HOLD= To possess something in your grasp!
According to Jesus, there are at least three was to hold something in your grasp:
“Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember,
We can SEE it and hold it!
We can HEAR it and hold it!
We can REMEMBER what you have seen and heard and hold it!
What is a TESTIMONY of Jesus?
A TESTIMONY of Jesus= a spoken or written record of anything Jesus has done in the past or the present!
If I can’t SEE or I can’t HEAR what the Spirit is doing, I can always REMEMBER the TESTIMONY of what Jesus has said or done!
We have learned that we can HOLD the TESTIMONY of things Jesus has said or done, but what is the Spirit of Prophecy?
The SPIRIT= the realm or dimension of the anointing that is prophetic in nature!
PROPHECY= either foretells the future or enables something in the future to change something in the present!
Sharing the testimony of Jesus becomes catalytic in its ability to change the atmosphere in the present, making room for supernatural release into the atmosphere!
Today, I believe we have several people who have been HOLDING a TESTIMONY of JESUS and today is the day you will release it into the atmosphere and it will become catalytic in its ability to change the atmosphere in the present, making room for supernatural release into the atmosphere!
So, with it being the Sunday before Thanksgiving, I believe:
I. Our FATHER Should Be THANKED!
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The apostle Paul reminds us how many things we should be able to be thankful to God for:
always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
Here are a few attributes of God we need to reminded of and I believe someone is HOLDING a TESTIMONY related to God being:
A. Our PROVIDER: Jehovah JIREH!
Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place “The Lord Will Provide” or JIREH!
What does the Name JEHOVAH mean? The Name JEHOVAH first appeared in Genesis 2 and 3. Before that name appeared God revealed Himself to us a ELOHIM.
And then, God revealed Himself to us JEHOVAH ELOHIM and it appears in our Bibles as The LORD GOD!
The word JEHOVAH comes from the Hebrew verb “havah” which means “to be”, and that means “One who IS what HE IS.”
What does the Name JIREH mean? The Name JIREH does not appear until Genesis 22, and the word JIREH means “to see.”
Since JEHOVAH (The LORD), is the One who IS who He IS (God), He FORESEES the end from the beginning and in His Omniscience, He PROVIDES what we need!
Who is holding a testimony today about your experience of God Providing for you?
Who has a need that has not yet been met and is going to GRAB HOLD of the Testimony, believing it is becoming the Spirit of Prophecy over your circumstance?
B. He is our PROTECTOR: Jehovah ROI!
Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees”; for she said, “Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?”
What does the Name ROI mean? The Name ROI means the God who SEES you, KNOWS you and attends to your needs!
Hagar was rejected by Sarah and then she was rejected by Abraham, and she felt as if the God they believed in rejected her too!
However, in her season of isolation and desperation, she encountered God’s messenger who revealed to her EL ROI, the God who SEES her, KNOWS her and will attend to her every need!
Who is holding a testimony today about your experience of becoming aware of the Truth that God SEES you and He knows your circumstances and He has Provided what you needed and you knew you were protected?
Who is going to GRAB HOLD of the Testimony, believing it is becoming the Spirit of Prophecy over your circumstance?
C. He is our PEACE: Jehovah SHALOM!
Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it The Lord is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
What does the Name SHALOM mean?
Who is HOLDING a testimony today about your experience of becoming aware of God’s SHALOM being released into and over your circumstance in life?
Who is going to GRAB HOLD of the Testimony, believing it is becoming the Spirit of Prophecy over your circumstance?
In light of these attributes of our Heavenly Father:
II. Our FAITHFULNESS Should Be TREMENDOUS!
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
This verse reminds us of at least three powerful truths:
A. What should we BE?
1 Cor 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, BE steadfast, Be immovable!
B. What should we DO?
1 Cor 15:58 always abound in the work of the Lord!
C. What should we KNOW?
1 Cor 15:58 Knowing that our toil (work, labor, sacrifice), is not in vain!