There’s not really much that you can do to argue with the facts of a testimony. Especially not one that you yourself have witnessed first hand. Could you imagine being one of these temple goers, who week in and week out would see this man sitting in front of the gate begging for alms, and support, never moving, never walking, always lame. Then from one day to another he is up and walking, jumping around singing praises to someone named Jesus Christ of Nazareth. What do you do? How do you process it? Well there is no doubt that in this instance, there was no other option but to believe that what this man was saying was true, he really was healed, I mean no one could argue with the fact that he legitimately did not have the physical ability to walk before and now he clearly did ( a fact which he demonstrated with literal leaps of joy). There is only one answer, a miracle occurred, a miracle in the name of Jesus Christ, irrefutable proof of the healing and restoration that can come from the Christ. And Just like that this man has an immediate and powerful tool to bring people to the realization of who Jesus Chris is, and just what t is that He has done for humanity.
During the composition of this particular IBS the Lord seriously ignited a fire in my heart to show the difference of a set apart life for the Lord, and one that it consumed by the things of this earth. I want people to look at my life and be filled with wonder at what God has allowed me to partake in. Not for the sake of me ( which I know is a very common phrase in Christiandome, but you have to try and understand how absolutely serious I am about this) but for the sake of having an irrefutable source of proof of His unique ability to take a life, redeem it, restore it, and release it into the world as a source of light, at my disposal. I’m tire of using words and logic to try and prove God’s faithfulness and His power, they definitely have their place and purpose, but I’ve personally overused my share. I want to share the gospel, and the power of Christ without even having to open my mouth to do so, living in a way where the only thing that is noticeable is His glory and power. Is it a seemingly unattainable goal? If I do it on my own strength definitely, but that’s the whole point! May people not hear My words, or My arguments ( which don’t really work anyway) but may they simply see the work of a God who is into accomplishing the impossible by using hopelessly flawed tools to bring the work to fruition.
Application:
I will meditate for 30 mins on the verse James 1: 26, commit it to memory, and bring it forth whenever I'm tempted to let my words do the talking.
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