Your Testimony

 Your Testimony

October 28, 2025

Revelation 12:11

11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of theword of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.

John 16:12-15

12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will notspeak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.

Acts 1:8

8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall beMy witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

 One of the weapons of spiritual warfare is the word of your testimony. In Revelation 12, we see where there are saints in heaven who triumphed by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. But exactly what is a testimony and why is it so powerful?

In John 16, we read that the Holy Spirit is the ultimate witness, and this verse defines what it means to testify. “Whatever He hears, He will speak.” In legal matters, a witness is one who saw and heard something of relevance to the case, and testifies under oath exactly what it is that he saw and heard. “The truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.” So that is what the Spirit is doing in John 16. He tells us what he hears the Father and Son speaking so that we can share it with others. In the first chapter of Acts, we see that this is where the power of our testimony comes from. “You will receive power… and you shall be my witnesses…”. Therefore, when we share what we have seen and heard about what the Lord has done for us, the power of the Holy Spirit goes with that word to change hearts and minds. This is why it is a powerful weapon in the arsenal of the spiritual warrior. 

Another aspect that gives your testimony power is that it is hard to argue with. If you share your opinion, others can argue that they have a contrary opinion. But when you share your personal experience through a testimony, they either have to believe that that is what happened to you or call you a liar. It’s your story, and that carries power. That is another reason that the Lord taught in parables. You can argue points of theology or philosophy but you can’t argue with a story about farming or fishing. A story may seem harmless but it can carry power. A story is easy to remember, but like a parable, may carry hidden meaning that will reveal itself to someone who has ears to hear. And that is the job of the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth and disclose it to those who believe.

So what is your story? Surely the Lord has done something in your life that caused you to turn from darkness into the light, so don’t be afraid to testify. It’s your story,so tell it.