FULL TESTIFYING POWER

February 5

Psalms 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

We cannot successfully inspire others to be dependant on the Word of God if we ourselves are dependant on carnal strength. We cannot effectively encourage others to compare their lives with the Word, when we gage ourselves by the standards of the world. We cannot fruitfully tell others of the Kingdom of God when we do not portray its attributes in our lives. Unless we are citizens of the Kingdom of God in everything we do and say, our miserable attempts to obey the Great Commission will only be as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal 1 Corinthians 13:1. So how do we get this full testifying power where we are not ashamed? It comes from the strength of daily partaking of the divine nature; From the assurance that our prayers are heard and answered; from personally experiencing the power of the Word of God.

Then and only then, will we not be ashamed in our testifying.
Then and only then will the Lord be able to use us to bring His Name to the precious souls. If we stay close to Him, He will bring us to the kings, the governors. He will bring us to the world changers. These people can discern between religious hypocrisy and sincerity in men. Then and only then will the Word of our testimony match with the excellency of the power it describes.

Therein is our responsibility within the Great Commission. Will we shame the Gospel through a weakened and adulterated presentation, or can we concur with David and not be ashamed as we present Him to the kings of this world?

1 Corinthians 2:4-5 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.