June 1, 2014
MY FRIENDS WHAT IS YOUR TESTIMONY?
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge. With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone. O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. Ps. 71:15-18 (ESV)
Today we are going to focus on Luke 8 as we try and formulate OUR OWN TESTIMONY “for such a time as this” we first begin in verse 27 where Christ is coming off of a boat with his disciples where they had just witness Jesus power in controlling the elements.
Verse 23 tells us “But as they sailed Jesus fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; as the boat filled with water and they felt they were in jeopardy, they came to Jesus, and awoke him, saying, Master, Master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
And he said unto them, where is your faith? My friends the first stage of YOUR TESTIMONY involves your faith and how you exemplify your faith in every situation and circumstances no matter if the sun is shining or the storm is raging our faith must never waver, we must always trust God and what He has and what He will do for us.
And being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him. The next step in YOUR TESTIMONY if you are a Child of God is knowing and recognizing the PRESENCE of Christ who is always with us so you must always “be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid or terrified of (anything,) for the LORD your God goes with you; “He will never leave you nor forsake 
you.” Deut. 31:6 (NKJV) Arriving at their destination they step off of the boat and a certain man who lives among the tombs and is possessed by demons sees Christ as he falls down and cries out.
“What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.” As He was crying Jesus was already in the process of transforming a soul to be a soldier in the army of the most high God. The third part of YOUR TESTIMONY is to know God has already solved our problems no matter how far we have turned our back on Him.
For He wants us to know ”These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (ASV) and the demons came out from the man but what is so great about this individual, when the rabble came out to witness what was going on they “found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid.”
The next illustration of OUR TESTIMONY. once the transformation takes place and you find Jesus once again. Study His word, forever Sitting at the feet of Christ, never leaving for “you were dead but now you are alive again, you were lost but now you are found.” The rabble were very upset because they had lost some swine in the process of Christ casting out demons from the gentleman. So they ask him to leave there presence. Once again someone not recognizing being in the presence of God, big mistake.
“The man from whom the demons were now gone ask Christ if he could follow Him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, Return to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him.” The last and final part of OUR TESTIMONY is to tell everyone about what God has done for you as you spread the good news of Christ soon return.
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
