Testimony

testimony - "open declaration or profession, as of faith; evidence in support of a fact or statement"

Lately, I have been very encouraged through hearing several testimonies from various people. These testimonies are of things that the Lord God had done for people. Sometimes the person was just sharing good news or "good luck" stories, and other times the person was completely aware that God had done a good work in their life. It has made me realize that we should not hesitate to share such stories with people... friends, co-workers, family, and maybe even strangers that we meet. When you have a testimony to share, don't hold back... you never know if the listener needs to hear that story at that particular time or not.

In the Gospel of Mark, chapter 5, there is the story of when Jesus healed a demon-possessed man who was living in the tombs by the side of a lake. After Jesus had cast the demons out and healed the man, the man begged to go with Jesus. However, Jesus did not let him go with him, but said "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." So the man went away and began to tell throughout the region how much Jesus had done for him, and the people were amazed!

In the above story, I believe that Jesus sent the man to go tell his story because he knew that people needed to hear it and would be amazed. If the man had gone with Jesus instead, many other people throughout the region would not have heard about what the Lord had done for the man.

Let's proclaim all that the Lord does for us! Share your testimonies!