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Testify of the

Lord’s Faithfulness

The fourth truth to enjoy in thanksgiving to God is testifying of the Lord’s faithfulness. Deuteronomy 4:9 says, “Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”

The Lord in His understanding gives the people of God an exhortation and it is for us as well. We are to be careful not to forget all that we have seen Him do, great and small. Christians are leaky vessels and need to have an ongoing reflection, one that is based on the experiences they have had with the Lord, with those experiences measured to the Word of God.

We are to live with the understanding that walking in this gospel dispensation comes with its privileges and duties. It is a privilege to have Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord. It is our duty to teach those who come behind us that they must be born again in Christ Jesus. It is a privilege to prayerfully read and study the Word of God and to live in such a way to show others that the written Word of God is imprinted upon our spiritual hearts by the Holy Spirit of Christ.

It is a privilege to enjoy the Holy Spirit’s leading in prayer. It is our duty to express a prayer life which influences those who come behind us to look to Christ to teach them to pray. It is a privilege to know Christ; it is our duty to abide in Christ so as to exhibit the fruit of the Holy Spirit. It is a privilege to be anointed by the Holy Spirit so as to exercise Spiritual gifts, and it is our duty to exercise those gifts through sacrificial love before the eyes of others.

Those who come behind us must see our sacrifice in preparation, finances, time, and strength in our labors for the Lord. It is a privilege and responsibility to share with the generation coming behind us about God’s faithfulness in hearing and answering prayer, provision in good and lean times, protection and guidance in every circumstance in life and especially His everlasting unconditional love.

Testify about His Faithfulness!