The power of your testimony
Scripture reading for November 13th: Acts 21-23
Have you had a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ? Sharing your testimony is a powerful thing. It does something in you and then does something to overcome the enemy of our souls in others who hear. Many people have been won to the Lord through the power of a testimony! We overcome by the blood of Jesus and the word of our testimony!
Paul had gone to Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost and had taken Trophimus with him. He went through the temple purification rites for seven days and went to the temple to verify the dates and times and appropriate offerings had been made. Some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul and Trophimus and began to stir up a riot. They aroused the city and men came running from everywhere, seized Paul, drug him out of the temple and began to beat him, intending to kill him!
The Roman guards heard the commotion and stopped the beating, putting Paul in chains. The commotion of the crowd was so great that they had to literally carry Paul back to the barracks. The crowd was shouting, “Away with him!” (Acts 21:33-36) Paul asked the commander of the guard for permission to speak to the crowd and he was allowed to speak.
Paul simply shared his testimony. These were quite likely some of the same Jews who had earlier demanded the death of Jesus Christ. In sharing his testimony, Paul told this hostile crowd about his own anger against Christ and His followers. (Acts 22:3-5) He told them about his encounter with Jesus on the Damascus road and how he was struck blind. Jesus spoke to him, confronting his sin. He told them of his healing and his call by the Lord to go to the Gentiles. At this point, the crowd turned on him again and demanded his death!
Our testimony helps others to relate to us and us to them. It offers us a way to share a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The results are always up to the Holy Spirit and may not appear positive at first! Share your testimony with someone today as the Holy Spirit directs! Your personal testimony has power to help others relate to you and understand how they can relate with Jesus too.
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