Please turn to the book of Revelation.
Revelation 1:1-2
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His servants the things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John;
who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.
Revelation 1:9
I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 6:9
And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.
Revelation 11:7
And when they shall have finished their testimony—
Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.
Revelation 12:17
And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 19:10
And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
I believe, brothers and sisters, you already know what we are going to share this evening: this word, testimony, or the testimony of Jesus. It is repeated nine times in the book of Revelation.
I believe that, as we draw nearer and nearer to the end of this age, more people are being drawn to this last book of the Bible. It is the book of this day.
But as we come to this last book of the Bible, probably we are more interested in the prophecies concerning the coming events—what things shall shortly come to pass. In a way, this is natural, because naturally we are all very curious. Curiosity is a natural trait, and this book fascinates us because it tells us of the things that are coming. We would like to know them.
But, dear brothers and sisters, the theme of this book, Revelation, is not coming events. The theme of this book, as we find in Revelation 19:10, is this: “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
In other words, the reason why God gave these prophecies, the reason why these coming events are being predicted, is not because of the events themselves. It is because behind the prophecy, behind these events, there is a testimony: the spirit of prophecy.
You know, oftentimes we are so involved with prophecy that we lose the spirit of prophecy. Now, if we lose the spirit of prophecy, we lose all, because the spirit of prophecy is the reality. It is that which God tries to show us.
God is not trying to show us the coming events. God is trying to show, through these coming events, something more important—essentially important: a testimony. And it is the testimony of Jesus.
So, in studying the book of Revelation, if all that we find are just prophecies and events—and even if we are able to put all these events in order, which is very difficult—it really means nothing. We have missed the whole meaning of this last book of the Bible.
As we study this book of Revelation, we need to see and to have the testimony of Jesus. God is interested only in one thing: the testimony of Jesus. He is not interested in events. He is not even interested in prophecy, because God knows all. Prophecy means nothing to Him.
But there is one thing in which God is really interested, and God’s interest is centered upon that one thing: the testimony of Jesus.
What is a testimony? A testimony is something which you personally have seen, have heard, and have experienced. Because you have that firsthand experience, you are able to testify to the truth of it.
If it is something that you heard indirectly, something that you have not seen yourself but that somebody tells you has happened, it is not a testimony to you. When you give that testimony, it will not be accepted. You are not qualified to bear such a testimony. The court will never accept it as evidence.
It must be something that you personally have experienced. You see it. You hear it yourself. And after you have done that, you have a testimony to give.
Now, concerning the testimony of Jesus, it is something beyond everyone. In other words, no one knows the Lord Jesus by himself or herself.
The Lord Jesus says that no one knows the Son but the Father; and no one knows the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
The Lord says that no one knows the Son but the Father. Now, do you agree with that? Probably you say, “No. Many people know the Son. Many people know Jesus. Many people know Christ.”
When our Lord Jesus was on earth, many people saw Him. Many people heard Him. Many people touched Him. Some people lived with Him. They knew all about Him. Did they know the Son because of that? Not at all.
Some said, “Well, who is this man? We know His brothers. We know His sisters. Where does all this wisdom come from?” Others said, “He is Jesus of Nazareth, a prophet.” Some said, “He is Jeremiah.” Others said, “He is Elijah. He is John the Baptist resurrected. He is one of the prophets.”
Some said He was a good man. Others said He was mad. In one sense, they all saw Him, they all heard Him, and some even touched Him; and yet, no one knew the Son but the Father.
Not until the Father revealed the Son was He known. He was unknown—unknowable. Therefore, humanly speaking, no one can know the Son except that which the Father has revealed.
And you remember, when our Lord Jesus was in Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do the people say that the Son of Man is?” Of course, the disciples gave Him only the good reports. They never dared to tell Him the bad reports. There were many bad reports, you know. Some said that He was even demon-possessed.
But, of course, the disciples would not report such things. So they gave Him all the good reports: “You are Elijah. You are John the Baptist. You are the prophet that Moses prophesied in Deuteronomy.” This is what the people said about Him—all good.
But our Lord Jesus said, “What do you say that I am—you who have been with Me for so long?”
And Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
When Simon said this, our Lord Jesus said, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed.” Why? Because this was not something shown to him by flesh and blood. No flesh and blood can ever show you this. “It is My Father who is in heaven who has revealed it to you.”
Because the Father revealed the Son, Simon, son of Jonah, could say, “You are the Christ, the Anointed of God, the One who is related to God’s eternal purpose, the One who is to bring the eternal purpose of God into being. You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. You are the heir of all things.”
How did Peter know the Lord? By the revelation of the Father. Without revelation, no one could ever know the Lord Jesus—never.
Why? Because a testimony must be living; it must be real. Our testimony cannot be something that is passed on secondhand. A testimony is not a tradition.
You can pass on a tradition from generation to generation, and after it has been passed on for many generations, it has antiquity, and there is a certain reverence in antiquity. But that is not a testimony.
A testimony has to be something living and real. When we come to the Lord Jesus, that testimony can only come through revelation. One will not have the testimony of Jesus until the Father reveals the Son to him.
No one knows the Son but the Father, and no one knows the Son except what the Son tells of Himself. You know, our own testimony is not real; it is not true.
If you speak of yourself, if you testify of yourself, no one will accept it. Why? Because we do not know ourselves.
Sometimes we talk and tell of ourselves too much, too highly—more than what we really are. Sometimes we pretend to be very humble and try to testify of ourselves as less than what we really are. Both are untrue.
If you go to court and testify for yourself, it will not be accepted. Even our Lord Jesus said, when people challenged Him, “Now You testify of Yourself, and therefore Your testimony is not true.” The Lord used that argument. Yes, if I testify of Myself, My testimony may not be true; but when I testify, there is Another testifying with Me, even My Father. And you say the testimony of two or three is true.
More than that, when you go to the eighth chapter of the Gospel of John, the Lord Jesus began to speak of Himself again. They said, “Now You are testifying of Yourself. Your testimony is not true.” The Lord Jesus said, “Even if I testify of Myself, My testimony is true.” Why? “Because I know where I came from and I know where I am going.”
See that? When we testify of ourselves, we are alone. Therefore, the testimony of one person is not true. When we testify of ourselves, we do not know where we come from. We do not know where we are going. We do not know ourselves. Therefore, our testimony is not true.
But our Lord Jesus, when He testifies of Himself, the Father testifies with Him. It is the testimony of two that is true. Even if He is testifying of Himself alone, His testimony is still true. Why? Because He knows where He comes from and He knows where He is going.
Dear brothers and sisters, in the world, if anybody testifies of himself, it will not be accepted. Do not accept it. But there is one Man on earth: when He testifies of Himself, His testimony is true and must be accepted. If you do not accept His testimony, you will never know Him.
When our Lord Jesus was betrayed and taken before the Jewish council, the Sanhedrin, many people witnessed against Him—false witnesses. Their testimony conflicted with one another.
But while they were accusing Him of many things, our Lord Jesus did not say a word. He did not defend Himself. Finally, the high priest was exasperated. He did not know what to do.
So he said, in the name of God—it was a form of adjuration—“In the name of God, tell us whether You are the Son of God.”
Our Lord Jesus opened His mouth. He said, “You say it. And you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Father and coming in the clouds.”
Because He testified of Himself, He was sentenced to death. All these false witnesses testified many things against Him, but no sentence could be pronounced. But when He testified of Himself—that He is the Son of God, that He is the Son of Man—immediately He was condemned to death.
Then He was brought to the Roman governor, Pilate. Once again, people tried to accuse Him of many things, but our Lord Jesus kept quiet. He did not say a word. Let them say what they wanted to say.
Finally, Pilate was driven into a corner. So Pilate said, “Well, are You really the King of the Jews?” The Lord Jesus said, “You say it. I was born for this. But My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would rise up and defend Me. I came for the truth.”
Do you know that our Lord Jesus was sentenced to death on that very testimony? He testified, as it were, against Himself. It was because He testified for Himself and against Himself that He was sent to death, because there cannot be two kings. Caesar was there; therefore, Jesus must die.
Dear brothers and sisters, here you find the testimony of Jesus. Our Lord Jesus testified of Himself, and how strongly He testified. Because of His testimony, He was condemned to the cross.
Saul the great Pharisee, in one sense, knew all about Jesus. He heard about Him. He learned about Him. He felt, according to the best tradition of the Jews, that Jesus was an impostor in Judaism. Therefore, he persecuted the followers of Jesus.
He thought he knew who Jesus was. He knew Him so well that He had to be wiped out completely; His name was not to be mentioned. But on the road to Damascus, our Lord Jesus appeared to him.
When Saul said, “Lord, who are You?” He said, “I am Jesus whom you persecute.”
He testified of Himself. He revealed Himself to Saul. Because He revealed Himself to Saul, Saul’s life was transformed, and he became the apostle.
Dear brothers and sisters, no one knows the Lord Jesus except that which the Holy Spirit reveals of Him. The Holy Spirit is given to reveal the Son to us, that we may know Him—really hear Him, really see Him, really touch Him, really experience Him.
So here you find: if it is not by the revelation of the Father, if it is not by the self-revelation of the Son, if it is not by the revelation of the Holy Spirit, no one knows Christ Jesus. No one knows Him.
We know about Him. We know traditions concerning Him. We know the teaching and doctrine concerning Him. We know His history. We know all the theories. And yet, we do not have the testimony of Jesus.
We may talk about Him. We may tell people of Him from the knowledge that we have accumulated through the years. But, dear brothers and sisters, the thing is this: if there is no revelation from above concerning Christ, our testimony is not true.
On the one hand, it does not have transforming power in our life. On the other hand, it does not have power toward the hearers. We are giving false testimony. We are false witnesses. We do not know what we are talking about.
You remember that incident in the book of Acts, in Ephesus. The seven sons of the Jewish priest tried to use the name of Jesus—the name of Jesus whom Paul preached—to cast out demons. The demon said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?” It is no use.
Dear brothers and sisters, there is one thing that is in the very heart of our God, and that is the testimony of Jesus.
It is for this reason that the Father reveals Christ to us, that Christ reveals Himself to us, and that the Holy Spirit reveals Christ to us. As Christ is being revealed to us, He becomes a testimony entrusted to us.
You know, revelation is a tremendous thing. God never plays with people. When God reveals, when Christ reveals, when the Holy Spirit reveals, He is committing Himself to us as a testimony for us to keep and to testify.
How much do we know the Lord Jesus? How much of the testimony of Jesus do we really have?
It depends on how deep the revelation from above is. In one sense, there is no end to the revelation of Jesus. But in another sense, there must be an increasing measure of His testimony, that we may testify more and more of Him.
We should never be content with knowing Him just a little bit. If we know Him just a little bit through revelation, then it is just that little bit that we can testify. There is power in it. There is reality in it.
But if we have more revelation of the Lord Jesus, and we know Him more in an experiential and living way, then, dear brothers and sisters, we have more testimony of the Lord Jesus to give. It is the desire of the Father that we should know Him more.
Therefore, for the testimony of Jesus, the basic requirement is revelation. We have to have revelation.
Well, in some sense, when you come to the matter of revelation, we are helpless. It has to be given by God. But on the other hand, we do thank God because it pleases Him. It is the pleasure of the Father to reveal His Son. It is the pleasure of the Son to reveal Himself to us. It is not only the pleasure but the duty, the responsibility, of the Holy Spirit to reveal Christ to us.
So, in other words, you find that on God’s side He is anxious to reveal, to commit Him and His testimony to us. But why is it that we receive so little? Why?
I think probably there are various reasons. One reason is that He really will reveal Himself to those who really seek Him.
If we really seek Him, if we really seek to know Him—in other words, we do not seek merely to know about Him, we do not just seek for more teachings, more forms and ceremonies and systems and traditions—if we really seek Him with all our hearts, He will not withhold Himself from us. He will be more than happy to reveal and to commit Himself to us.
We need to seek Him. “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Oftentimes our heart is not pure. In other words, we want Him, yes, but we want something else too. We are double-hearted. If we are double-hearted, we cannot see Him.
How we need to ask the Lord to purify our hearts, that we may seek Him with all our hearts, that we may have a perfect heart before Him. Like David had a perfect heart—not that he was perfect, but he had a perfect heart. We are not perfect, but at least God is looking for a perfect heart, a pure heart.
Certainly, I think there is another reason. Revelation is never an isolated thing. Revelation is very costly.
In other words, if God should reveal Himself, should reveal His Son to us in a way, in that very revelation there is a demand. There is a cost to pay. Or, to put it another way, revelation is always associated with suffering.
The reason why we do not know Him more is because, when God reveals, the very revelation of the Lord Jesus in our lives demands something from us.
But when the cross begins to work, we are not able to pay the cost. We do not want to suffer. We do not want to deny ourselves and take up the cross and follow Him.
Every revelation of the Lord Jesus demands the death of ourselves. Because God’s people are not willing to pay the cost, that is another reason why we do not have more revelation of the Lord than we should.
But anyway, brothers and sisters, remember one thing: God is interested in the testimony of Jesus. All that He is looking for in you is this: Do you have the testimony of Jesus? How much of the testimony of Jesus do you have? That is about everything.
God is not interested in how much knowledge you have, nor even how much you know about all the truth in the Bible. Now, I am not saying that the truths in the Bible are not important. They are important. But I am saying that God is not really interested in these things.
God is not even interested in how zealous you are, how active you are. One day, when we shall appear before the judgment seat of Christ, the measure there is not these things. The measure there is the testimony of Jesus: how much you have the testimony of Jesus, and how faithfully you hold the testimony. That is the real question.
You know, when you really come to the testimony of Jesus, I am fearful that, in spite of all the things that we know and have, probably we have to acknowledge that we have just a little.
Only a little is through revelation. Only a little comes through suffering. Only a little is real and living. Only a little has transforming power in our life. Only a little of the Lord Jesus can we really stand up and testify, because we know it; we have experienced Him in this way.
Our Lord Jesus entrusts Himself to the church. The church is the corporate vessel of the testimony of Jesus. The church is the fullness of Him who filleth all in all.
But, dear brothers and sisters, individually, how little we have. Corporately, how much of the testimony of Jesus is really upheld by the church of God?
That is the reason why there is so little impact. If there is a testimony of Jesus, there must be impact. The reason why the impact is so little in our lives and in our lives together is because there is not much reality.
The testimony of Jesus is not full. It is not abundant. It is not rich. How we need to seek the Lord, that by revelation and by the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the testimony of Jesus may be increased in our lives.
Then we may have more testimony to give, and there may be more impact upon this world—spiritual impact.
This testimony of Jesus is not a light thing. John the apostle was exiled to the isle of Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus.
Then, in the fifth seal, you find underneath the altar those who had been slain through the centuries. These Christian martyrs had been slain through the centuries. They are as naked souls underneath the altar. Why were they slain? For the testimony of Jesus.
Dear brothers and sisters, if we do not have the testimony of Jesus, we may have everything of Christianity and Satan will not bother with us. It will not affect his kingdom in any way. On the contrary, it helps his kingdom.
But if any Christian, if any assembly, has the testimony of Jesus—however little it may have—Satan will contest that very little, because that testimony is his death.
Dear brothers and sisters, the conflict through the ages in the spiritual realm is centered upon this one issue: the testimony of Jesus. It is not centered upon any other issue. There are many issues, but not this conflict. It is centered upon just one issue: the testimony of Jesus.
Satan is watching. If he finds there is a testimony of Jesus, he knows that where the testimony of Jesus is, his kingdom shall fall. He will contest it to the very end. That is the conflict of the ages.
If you look back to your own spiritual life, or if you look back into your life together, I believe your experience will bear this out. The conflict is over the testimony of Jesus.
What do we need to be afraid of? Not at all. Why? Because our Lord Jesus has already overcome.
There on Calvary’s cross, He has spoiled the principalities and authorities, and He has made a public show of them. There on Calvary’s cross, the devil is cast out. There on Calvary’s cross, through death, He has robbed the one who has the power of death of his power. Our Lord Jesus has overcome.
He said, “I am the First and the Last, and the Living One; and I became dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.” This is the testimony of Jesus.
He is the First. It is God’s will that He shall have the preeminence in all things—the first place in all things. He is the Last. Why? Because He is the end. He is the very purpose of God. It is for Him. All glory is for Him.
He is the Living One. It is life that has overcome death. It is life that is not afraid to die. But He became dead, and He is living now for ever and ever. Not only that, our Lord has in His hand the keys of death and of Hades.
Dear brothers and sisters, this is the testimony of Jesus. This is what He says of Himself, and He has committed this testimony of Himself to the church. Do we have it?
In Revelation 12, you find the woman clothed with the sun, about to give birth to a man child. The dragon—Satan, the accuser, the devil—was waiting before that woman. Why? Because he knew that when that man child was born, that would be his end. So he was waiting there for the man child to be born in order that he might devour him.
But when the man child was born, he was caught up to the throne. Then you see that the brethren overcame the accuser by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and because they loved not their lives even unto death.
Brothers and sisters, here you find the conflict is real. But we do not need to be afraid. Why? Because we have the blood of the Lamb.
How often Satan will come and accuse us. Unfortunately, sometimes he has some ground for his accusation, even though he always exaggerates. “You are not perfect. How dare you think that you can bear the testimony of Jesus? Who are you? You have failed. You have done something wrong.”
Oh, brothers and sisters, when such accusations come, your mouth is shut. You dare not testify. You realize that you are not qualified. But if you do that, you will fall into the trap of the devil.
Why? Because we have the blood of the Lamb. It is true that we are not perfect. It is true that we fall. It is true that we do not qualify ourselves. But there is the blood of the Lamb. We can claim the blood, the cleansing of the blood, and that shuts the mouth of the accuser and opens our mouth.
Oh, brothers and sisters, in this spiritual conflict, you will find more and more in our days that Satan tries to shut you up, to quiet you down, and to say, “Now you are not perfect. You cannot do it.”
But we overcome him by the blood of the Lamb.
You know the familiar story about Martin Luther. When he was doing the work of Reformation, one day Satan appeared to him and brought a scroll, written inside and outside in fine print. There was the title of the scroll: “The Sins of Martin Luther.”
Satan showed the scroll to Martin Luther and said, “Dare you do the work of Reformation? Who are you?” Martin Luther looked at it, and he had to acknowledge that some of these things were true. That is the problem. Most of them were false, but some of them were true.
But Martin Luther knew the Lord. He had the testimony of Jesus. So he took a red pen and wrote over it, “The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from all sin,” and Satan disappeared.
Dear brothers and sisters, whoever has the testimony of Jesus will be contested to the end. But thank God, we have the blood of the Lamb. Do you think we have matured so much that we have gone beyond the need of the blood? Never. The more you know the Lord, the more you see the preciousness of the blood.
Then, “by the word of their testimony.” What is their testimony? Their testimony is none other than the testimony of Jesus.
You see, the testimony of Jesus becomes our testimony. We do not have any testimony to give concerning ourselves, individually or corporately. No. We are to testify of the Lord Jesus—the testimony of Jesus. He has committed Himself to us. Now we have a testimony to testify. This is our testimony.
The word of their testimony—what does it mean? It means that if you really have the testimony, you can and you shall speak out. Declare it.
If you do not have the testimony, even if you shout, it will not work. There is no power there.
Dear brothers and sisters, if you do have the testimony of Jesus—for instance, the Lord said, “I am the First”—is He really the First in your life, in everything?
Do you really let Him initiate all things, or do you start something? Is He the First? First in your love? Is He the First?
Now, if it is real that He is the First in your life, then when you say it, Satan will retreat. But if it is not real, even if you say it, Satan will take a step forward, look at you, and say, “Who are you?”
Brothers and sisters, it is the reality that counts. When you really enter into the spiritual realm, it is reality alone that counts. All the other things do not mean anything.
But thank God, they have the word of their testimony. They speak out, and when they speak out, Satan flees away.
How often in our individual life, how often in a meeting, you find that you are being oppressed for no reason. You cannot even read. The meeting is just heavy. What can we do?
Dear brothers and sisters, there are a few who really have the testimony of Jesus. In their spirit, they begin to declare it. They speak out: “Jesus is Lord.”
The atmosphere immediately changes. The meeting is released. People are released. Why? Because the word of their testimony is there.
But, of course, if anyone is to speak out, he has to be ready to lay down his life. It is not cheap.
The Lord spoke out, and He was crucified. If we really speak out, we have to be prepared to lay down our lives. So here you find that they loved not their lives even unto death. They were ready for it.
Because they were ready for it, Satan, when he finds these desperate people, can do nothing to them. They are not afraid to die for the testimony.
Through the ages, how many of God’s people, because they had the testimony of Jesus, were attacked. Because they held faithfully to the testimony of Jesus, they were slain. But in their very death, Satan received another blow of death.
The testimony of Jesus—one day, as we find in Revelation 20, there will be thrones. There will be thrones with the throne of the Son. Who will be those who sit on the thrones? Those who are slain for the testimony of Jesus. They have completed their testimony.
Because they have completed their testimony, one day they shall be rewarded with a throne.
You know, one thought is very comforting. In Revelation 11, you have the two witnesses. We do not need to go into who these two witnesses are. But you find these two witnesses in the last days, and what a conflict they had. They were in direct conflict with the beast and the kingdom of the beast.
But no matter how, the beast was not able to kill them until their testimony was completed. After that testimony was completed, they were killed—but only for three days, and then resurrection.
So, dear brothers and sisters, I do believe that if we have the testimony of Jesus, and if we hold faithfully to the testimony, we may have to suffer for the testimony. Yet, before we have completed our testimony, Satan cannot touch our life.
We will not die prematurely. We will complete the testimony. When the testimony is completed, we are ready to go. Amen.
That is the reason why, when you come to the first three chapters of the book of Revelation, you find in the first chapter the vision of a glorious Head.
Here you find the Lord Jesus revealing Himself to the church, committing Himself as a testimony to the church. Then, in chapters 2 and 3, He is walking through these churches, looking for Himself—looking for the condition of His testimony in these churches.
To the church in Philadelphia, the testimony of Jesus is shining bright—full and bright. So also in Smyrna, a suffering church. They are exhorted to be faithful ten more days.
But to the rest, in some, the testimony of Jesus is flickering. In others, it is dim. In others, it is smoking.
If they do not repent, the lampstand shall be removed. In other words, here you find that what the Lord is looking for is His testimony, based upon His revelation. That is our responsibility.
Thank God, He is also the High Priest. He is ever living, making intercession for us. A smoking flax He does not quench, but He tries to restore it.
It is only if we will not be restored that the lampstand will be removed.
So, dear brothers and sisters, tonight I have only one burden, and the burden is this: What about the testimony of Jesus today?
If this is what God is concerned with most, should it not be our concern today?
Let other people be interested and occupied with many things. May God help us to fix our attention on one thing: the testimony of Jesus.
Our heavenly Father, do deliver us from many things, that we may see the one thing that is upon Thy heart: the testimony of Jesus.
We ask Thee to examine us, to see how much we have the testimony of Jesus. How much is hearsay? How much is outside information? And how much is being revealed and wrought through suffering into our very fiber—the testimony that Jesus has committed to us?
O Lord, do extend us. Deliver us from deceiving ourselves. Deliver us from superficiality. Lord, we want reality, even if it means that we may be reduced and reduced and reduced.
O Lord, be Thyself a living reality to us, that we may have a little power. May we testify that, indeed, Thou art the First, Thou art the Last, and the Living One. Thou becamest dead, and behold, Thou art living for ever and ever, and hast the keys of death and of Hades.
O, that we may speak the word and that it may have an impact in the spiritual realm. O Lord, may Thy testimony be uplifted, that many lives may be transformed and delivered, and may Thy kingdom come. We ask in Thy precious name. Amen.