Our Testimony

The River Ministries

The testimony of a Christian is a most precious thing. We all have known some with wonderful testimonies and some not as shining. A testimony is not just about how a Christian became a disciple of Jesus, but his life after that event. 

The Bible has a few things to say about people’s testimonies. In Revelation 2:4, Jesus reproved the Ephesian Church: “Yet I have this against you, that you no longer love Me as you did at first.” Paul warned of some, “They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him …” (Titus 1:16).  And in John 2:24, 25, “Jesus did not commit himself to them, because he knew all men, and did not need for any to testify of man: for he knew what was in man.”  The testimony was coming up short in the Lord’s eyes in each of these cases. These would not be testimonies for a Christian to cherish.    

We can be of a different ilk, thanks to God. The Lord has provided for us to shine like the sun. Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). But amazingly, in Matthew 5:14 He also said, “You are the light of the world.” We realize that we are not the light by ourselves, but it is Jesus shining through us. So it comes down to yieldedness. We let Jesus live through us. Galatians 2:20 says, “Christ lives in me.” 

By the grace of God we can press in to have a testimony of shining with Jesus. We probably will have to make some adjustments, maybe repent of things that hinder the light. But Jesus is on our side. He wants us to succeed in this. He has made all of heaven’s resources available to us. He has even given us His precious Holy Spirit to live in us and through us. 

Let’s make the most of our testimony, so that all people will be drawn to Jesus.

The River Ministries