The Testimony of Jesus

Today's Devotion Tuesday, February 04, 2020

The Testimony of Jesus

Today's Text And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Revelation 19:10

Above all other books, the Word of God must be our study, the great textbook, the basis of all education. Testimonies for the Church 6:131. The Testimonies are not to belittle the Word of God, but to exalt it and attract minds to it, that the beautiful simplicity of truth may impress all. Testimonies for the Church 5:665. I took the precious Bible and surrounded it with the several Testimonies for the Church.... Here, said I, the cases of nearly all are met. The sins they are to shun are pointed out. The counsel that they desire can be found here, given for other cases situated similarly to themselves. God has been pleased to give you line upon line and precept upon precept. But there are not many of you that really know what is contained in the Testimonies. You are not familiar with the Scriptures. If you had made God's Word your study, with a desire to reach the Bible standard and attain to Christian perfection, you would not have needed the Testimonies.... The Lord designs to warn you, to reprove, to counsel, through the testimonies given, and to impress your minds with the importance of the truth of His Word. The written testimonies are not to give new light, but to impress vividly upon the heart the truths of inspiration already revealed. Man's duty to God and to his fellow man has been distinctly specified in God's Word; yet but few of you are obedient to the light given. Additional truth is not brought out; but God has through the Testimonies simplified the great truths already given and in His own chosen way brought them before the people to awaken and impress the mind with them, that all may be left without excuse. Testimonies for the Church 2:605. If we disregard them [the warnings in the Testimonies], what excuse can we offer? Testimonies for the Church 8:298. Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts: My friend, one of the hallmarks of the Seventh-day Adventist church is the testimony of Jesus Christ which is the spirit of prophecy. Through the counsels and writings of Ellen White given to the church by Jesus, we were to be brought into a closer relationship with Him. But sadly the church has not heeded the warnings given. The understanding of the Scriptures and prophecy was never to replace the guidance of the Spirit of Jesus, but was simply to bring us to Him. Notice what the Scriptures say about this. "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:" (2 Peter 1:19). Our understanding of prophecy was only to bring us to the true object of prophecy which is Jesus Christ. The words of Scripture and prophecy were given that we may be brought into a closer relationship with God through His Son, but like so many in the past we have refused to move beyond that which we have been given. "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son," (Hebrews 1:1, 2). If we had been heeding the Scriptures and the prophet of God we would receive the Son of God within our hearts and He would guide us to all truth. In the last days the true follower of Jesus will not be marked by a denomination, but by the indwelling of Jesus within their hearts. "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." (Revelation 14:12). What is the faith of Jesus? It is the indwelling of the Spirit of God within our hearts. The 144,000 will have the character of God written upon their foreheads. "And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads." (Revelation 14:1). My friend, as Seventh-day Adventists we have failed to move beyond the mere understanding of prophecy unto the object of it which is Jesus Christ. We have failed to receive Jesus within our hearts and as such we are in a most terrible condition believing we have Christ when we do not. It is time for us to heed the warnings given to us by Jesus saying "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." (Revelation 3:19, 20). God bless,

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