By the Word of Our Testimony

They overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb, and by the Word of their Testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.  ~  Rev. 12:11

Today we have the glorious opportunity to Testify and lift up the name of Jesus! The Word of God is the greatest Testimony confirming to us that it is in God that we place our trust. Our Hope is in Him. Too often we move through life dealing with disappointments, hard circumstances, loss and sometimes failure. We have a tendency to remember these hard places.  Sometimes they just attack us and come seemingly form no where. Of course we know the enemy of our soul is at work and this should be a time when we “overcome by the Word of our Testimony!” The word “overcame” is used only three times in Scripture. Once when the enemy overcame the disciples as they were stepping out two by two to follow in Jesus footsteps. Secondly, it is said of Jesus in  Rev. 3:21 “To him that Overcometh will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also Overcame, and am set down with my Father in His throne.”  This is awesome when you think about the Overcoming power of Holy Spirit.  It was the strength of the Holy Spirit that walked with Jesus through the wilderness experience. It was so much more than a wilderness experience. Jesus was tempted sorely as He fasted and overcame the temptations of the devil. The third time “Overcame” is used is our text today. We must overcome and we can do this by the Blood of Jesus that was shed for us.  It is [1] Confessing the power of Christ in our life and [2] Overcoming the works of the enemy by Our Testimony!  As we share today, let us give glory to the “Overcoming Christ” who hath ─ “raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:”  ~ Eph. 2:6  Loving you, Pastor