Some people try to give the impression that a testimony needs
to be either a miracle or something that hinges on the miraculous and I
strongly disagree. We take so many
things for granted in our lives. If you
got out of bed this morning, that is a testimony in my way of thinking. It is sort of like being raised from the dead.
Think about it, when you are sleeping
you are aware of nothing, to say nothing about how the good Lord kept you from
the evil one throughout the night. Now
think of this, not everyone, because of physical problems, can get out of bed
in the morning and others may never see another day so they don’t wake up in
the morning. Maybe that is why I don’t
hear many people testifying in church, because maybe they haven’t had what some
people call a miraculous healing in their lives. What about this, we could give a testimony on
how many things the Lord has kept us from in our health and in so many other areas
of our lives.
Maybe we aren’t so sensitive to other people’s problems
because we don’t have to face these things in our own lives, so they just seem
to dull our senses. Personally, I love
to hear people thanking and praising and giving a testimony of what the Lord
has done and what the Lord has kept them from during their walk with Him, but I
think that many are hindered because of feeling out of place or being told that
they can’t because it may not have anything to do with a miraculous healing. It is nice to be miraculously healed, I know
that first hand because I have been miraculously healed for which I have thanked
and praised the Lord many times giving testimonies about it.
I have some scriptures on praise from the book of Psalms I would
like you to read.
Psalms 34:1, “I will
bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
Psalms 106:1, “Oh,
give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”
Psalms 100:4, “Enter
into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful
to Him, and bless His name.”
Psalms 28:7, “The Lord
is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore
my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him.”
Psalms 146:1-10: “Praise
the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my
soul!
While I live I will
praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to
my God while I have my being.
Do not put your trust
in princes,
Nor in a son of man,
in whom there is no help.
His spirit departs, he
returns to his earth;
In that very day his
plans perish.
Happy is he who has
the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the
Lord his God,
Who made heaven and
earth,
The sea, and all that
is in them;
Who keeps truth
forever,
Who executes justice
for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the
hungry.
The Lord gives freedom
to the prisoners.
The Lord opens the
eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises those
who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the
righteous.
The Lord watches over
the strangers;
He relieves the
fatherless and widow;
But the way of the
wicked He turns upside down.
The Lord shall reign
forever—
Your God, O Zion, to
all generations.
Praise the Lord!”
And the last one, Psalms 150:1-6; “Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His
sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty
firmament!
Praise Him for His
mighty acts;
Praise Him according
to His excellent greatness!
Praise Him with the
sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the
lute and harp!
Praise Him with the
timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with
stringed instruments and flutes!
Praise Him with loud
cymbals;
Praise Him with
clashing cymbals!
Let everything that
has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!”
We should thank and praise the Lord in all things, giving Him
adoration and exaltation for He is worthy, praise His holy name!!
They sure knew how to thank and praise the Lord in David’s
day!! Regardless of what we are facing or going through, we all need to praise
and thank the Lord, even if we are in such a struggle and it is so hard to
praise and thank the Lord for it, the best thing we can do is give the good
Lord a sacrifice of praise. I don’t
think anyone should be hindered in their testimony or hindered from thanking
and praising the Lord for He is worthy!!
Now think of this, the Lord inhabits the praise of His
people, yes, He loves it when we thank and praise Him, and I believe that He
loves it when we testify about the amazing things he is doing and has done in
our life, praise the Lord!! I hope this
has been a blessing and an encouragement. May you have a super day, and may the good Lord
bless you and yours!!
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