When the New Testament tells us to be witness there is a strong reference to the court of law. Acts 1:8 says "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." The day of Pentecost can be boiled down to one premise: it was the day the Church received the power to be a witness. After Jesus resurrected from the dead he spent 40 days with his disciples teaching them mysteries of the Kingdom of God. Just before his(Christ) ascension back into heaven, he tells his disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit in the upper-room to receive the empowerment to become witnesses of His glory all across the earth. If we are to fully understand Act 1:8, we must dissect the word " witness ". In the Greek language witness (Martus- mar'-toos) means "a witness in a legal and historical sense. Someone who is a spectator of anything"-The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon. If we are believers then we should have personally experienced the transforming power of the Christ in our lives. So, if Christ transforming power is evident in our live then we have the "solemn responsibility and spiritual legal rights"(Matthew 28:18-20) to testify about what we have experienced, seen and heard.
Many years ago, I was transformed by the redemptive power of the cross (I became "Born-Again"). From that moment on-ward I became a witness both in words and actions. I remember being in High School witnesses to my friends and colleagues in the dinning hall, team bus and in my classrooms. There was just something deep on the inside of me that desired to testify about what God had done in my life. "It was like fire shut up in my bones". Anytime I was asked to give an account of what I believed, I was always ready and eager to testify as God's witness.
Many years ago, I was transformed by the redemptive power of the cross (I became "Born-Again"). From that moment on-ward I became a witness both in words and actions. I remember being in High School witnesses to my friends and colleagues in the dinning hall, team bus and in my classrooms. There was just something deep on the inside of me that desired to testify about what God had done in my life. "It was like fire shut up in my bones". Anytime I was asked to give an account of what I believed, I was always ready and eager to testify as God's witness.
Day 14: January 24th. Pray that God will give us opportunities to witness: We are praying that the Lord will give us open doors to bring the good news with power to the corridors of congress, different people groups and to young people all over the DC Area and around world.--Colossians 4:3, Luke 14:23
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