I just listened to this short teaching by Bill Johnson about the power of your testimony (video is below). He made one statement that really resounded with me, "If you speak out of your experience you are not just giving information you are giving the power for transformation." It really got me thinking. It first relayed the reality of our relationship with God; authentic experience is essential in our walk with Him. It is what distinguishes us from all other religions because we serve the one true God who is alive and active. Secondly, it relayed the power of one's testimony. Information is nice, but, a testimony is more than information. A testimony reveals the experience of transformation, which in turns releases the power of transformation to the hearer of the testimony. Bill's teaching reminded me of the importance of being truthful and honest in giving testimony.
I am comforted and encouraged because I am recognizing a reoccurring theme in my devotions with God. It is that of learning balance; knowledge/information is essential, but the knowledge means nothing to me if it is not paired with experience. My God is not a study. My God is a relational being. The truths that I read in the Bible are in fact for me, and for you. If we merely read them and don't allow them to be applied beyond information, then we are missing out!
Be blessed today,
Nick B.
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