“Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you. And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marvelled.”
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Mark 5:19-20
What a wonderful Lord we have. He takes lives that have been rendered useless by abuse and neglect and turns them into instruments of His grace.—
Mark 5:19-20
• He frees us from the stigma of our past
• He makes us a witness of His grace
• He makes our lives useful and profitable
He took a raving, self-destructive mad man who hid in tombs and turned him into a disciple and an ambassador. That is something to talk and shout about.
When we experience God’s compassion and grace, we inherit a responsibility to tell others about what the Lord has done for us.
Sometimes we may be tempted to think that because of our past, those who know us will never take our testimony seriously. The truth, however, is that there is no story as powerful as a ‘before and after’ story. It can be a simple statement such as, ‘once I was blind but now I see’ or ‘I used to be depressed but now I’m joyful’.
What is your story? What has the Lord done in your life this year? If you have experienced Him, don’t be silent with your testimony. Why don’t you tell someone today about what the Lord has done for you? Why don’t you testify to your friends and family what the Lord has done for you throughout this year? Why don’t you praise the Lord before your work colleagues?
Prayer:
Lord, help me to make Your grace known through my testimonies.Scriptural Reading:
Mark 5:1-20
