Telling It Like It Is
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“… Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
“Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”
Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”
Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.” John 9:1-38
Have you ever considered the sheer power in your simple testimony?
John’s gospel tells a wonderful story of a blind man whom Jesus healed. If the story ended with the man opening his eyes and praising God, it would certainly be powerful. However, John carries the account a bit further; as a result, we witness the events that happened next.
The Jewish authorities did not know what to make of this miraculous healing. They had all the facts before them -a man they knew was born blind, the crowd that overheard his interaction with Jesus, the proof of identity provided by his parents- and yet they refused to believe what was clear to so many. Essentially, they challenged the man’s testimony.
In this way, the religious authorities voiced their disbelief: “We know that this man [Jesus] is a sinner” (John 9:24). The assumption is that He could therefore perform no miracle.
The response was brilliant in its simplicity: “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see” (John 9:25).
No matter what else was said, the man knew the Pharisees could not refute the basic fact that he had been healed. The Bible shows the authorities lost their tempers because they could not argue their way around that fact.
People simply cannot argue against the truth of your experience with Jesus. Rejoice that the Lord has given you such a powerful weapon in the midst of so great a spiritual battlefield.
“Telling It Like It Is” by Dr. Charles Stanley appeared in In Touchmagazine, March 2004. Copyright ? IN TOUCH MINISTRIES. P.O. Box 7900, Atlanta, GA 30357. All rights reserved.? www.intouch.org. Used with permission.
Question: Can you tell someone your testimony of how you came to faith succinctly and powerfully?
About this Author: Charles Stanley
Tags: Devotional, evangelism, faith, Gospel, Jesus, Men, power, testimony
i can tell people what God has done for me and the things he has brought me through. had it not been for God i would not have made it through all of the rough things. and i thank Him for all of the blessings He has given me andone for me