Give a Testimony
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So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle of the Lord. And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.”
Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”
Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow. But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever.”
So Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord establish His word.” Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord in Shiloh. And the child was young. Then they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli. And she said, “O my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord.” So they worshiped the Lord there.
You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you.
tes•ti•mo•ny \ˈtes-tə-ˌmō-nē\ noun
plural -nies [Middle English testimonie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testimonium Decalogue, from Latin, evidence, witness, from testis witness—more at TESTAMENT] 14th century
1 a (1): the tablets inscribed with the Mosaic law
(2): the ark containing the tablets
b: a divine decree attested in the Scriptures
2 a: firsthand authentication of a fact: EVIDENCE
b: an outward sign
c: a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official
3 a: an open acknowledgment
b: a public profession of religious experience
Testimony - original language speaks of evidence, witness
tes•ti•mo•ny \ˈtes-tə-ˌmō-nē\ noun
Testimony - evidence, witness
evidence, witness, from testis witness—more at TESTAMENT] 14th century
the tablets inscribed with the Mosaic law / the ark containing the tablets
the ark containing the tablets
a divine decree attested in the Scriptures
a divine decree attested in the Scriptures
a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath
a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath
b: an outward sign
c: a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official
an open acknowledgment; a public profession of religious experience
b: a public profession of religious experience
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.
an open acknowledgment; a public profession of religious experience
Thomas You have seen and believed, more blessed are those who have not seen yet have believed
Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”
Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”
But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”
And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”
and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.” So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.
Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”
Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”
But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”
And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”
While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”
Mark 5:23-35
Mark 5:25-
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 20:
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
You will also declare a thing,
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
We testify to what is already true about our identity in Christ
I am the righteousness of Christ - See it in a transformed life
I am a child of the king, adopted into His family
I have favor with God and man
I am an ambassador for Christ and his Kingdom
I am healed
I am protected
I am a warrior equiped and empowered for victory ,
I am loved with an everlasting love
(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”
(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;
romans
Calling those things that be not as if they are is a critical principle of the kingdom and a form of testimony.
In prayer - Thank God for what the Word says God has already provided
In Action - Take steps to demonstrate the truth
In conversation - Leahy return date
Our testimony brings an awareness of God, His love and provision for us
When we quote God’s promise and it has not manifested yet, we are Testifying of what He says is already true in the kingdom
When we see the manifestation of the promise in our life and we share, we are giving a testimony /witness of God’s faithfulness and power.
I am the righteousness of Christ - See it in a transformed life
I am a child of the king, adopted into His family
I have favor with God and man
I am an ambassador for Christ and his Kingdom
I am healed
I am protected
I am a warrior equiped and empowered for victory , Rom 8:11
I am loved with an everlasting love
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”