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Very early in my walk with Christ, I remember going with a few church leaders to visit a family who lived on Fulton Avenue. During our visit, I was asked to share my testimony. I gladly told them how Jesus Christ had saved me and changed my life.

As we were leaving, one of the sisters from the church looked at me and said, "Never stop sharing your testimony." She spoke those words with such conviction and seriousness that I knew they were more than a casual suggestion. To this day, I have never forgotten what she said to me.

Since then, I have shared many testimonies of what Jesus has done and continues to do in my life. I have testified about His faithfulness toward my family, His provision through difficult circumstances, and now His transforming work within our church. Every testimony has reminded me that Jesus is still alive, still saving, still restoring, and still changing lives.

Revelation 12:11 declares, "And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony" Our victory rests first and foremost in the blood of Jesus Christ. Yet God has also given us a testimony, a personal witness to the saving and transforming power of the risen Savior.

No one can truly encounter the resurrected Jesus and remain the same. His presence changes us. His grace transforms us. His mercy gives us a story worth telling. When we understand what He has rescued us from and what He has brought us into, we cannot remain silent.

D. L. Moody once said, "The world can get on very well without you and me, but the world cannot get on without Christ, and therefore we must testify of Him."

That is the purpose of our testimony. We do not testify to draw attention to ourselves, glorify our past, or impress others with the details of our story. We testify so that Jesus will be seen. Our testimony should always point beyond who we once were to the Savior who delivered us, forgave us, and gave us new life.

Your testimony does not have to be dramatic to be powerful. If Jesus has forgiven your sins, brought you from death to life, and made you a child of God, then you already have a miracle worth sharing. Someone around you may be discouraged, broken, or convinced that their life can never change. Your story may be the means God uses to show them that hope is still available.

If you have encountered the living Jesus Christ, go and share that hope with the broken and the lost. Tell them what He has done for you. Let the light of your testimony shine into their darkness. Not as though your story is the way to eternal life, but because your story points them to the One who is.

Never stop sharing your testimony. Someone needs to hear that Jesus still saves. That in Him, their lives can be fully transformed, and the weight and burden of sin can be lifted away because of the Gospel message.

How can faith and hope be built up, if they never hear about the One who gives both?

Romans 10:14-15 (NLT) Declares:

"But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, "How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!"

Church, if sharing your testimony feels difficult, please reach out to me. Let's talk. I would be honored to encourage you, because testifying of the good news of Jesus is worth sharing.

One final encouragement. Every time you share your testimony, it helps keep you accountable to the Lord. People will look to see whether the power you proclaim is evident in your life. Do not shy away from that. Embrace it, because the Gospel is the power of God for salvation.

May the Lord's Grace & Peace rest upon you,

Pastor Lu