The Testimony Of Jesus

“I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Revelation 19:10).

We can learn about the testimony of Jesus Christ from a little girl who was taken captive from the land of Israel by the Syrian army. She became a maid to Naaman’s wife. Naaman was the head of the whole Syrian army, but he was a leper.

The little girl spoke these words to Naaman’s wife: “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy” (2 Kings 5:3).

These words were all that was needed to capture a great captain in the army to seek healing in an enemy’s nation. The Cold War or rather the ‘Hot War’ between the two rival nations was suspended because of the testimony of a little girl.

The little girl may have been taken captive but certainly she was not intimidated by it, because she had the spirit of prophecy. The testimony of Christ that was in her was greater. Through her testimony she took captive those who captured her.

In contrast, the apostate king of Israel at that time could not testify of Jesus Christ:  “And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, Am I God…to heal him of his leprosy?”(2 Kings 5:7).

Is it not sad that the number one citizen of God’s own nation had no knowledge of the testimony of Christ? The king did not know that the Word of God is the Christ who heals. That God “sent His word and healed them” (Psalm 107:20).

Elisha the prophet heard about the king’s distress at Naaman’s arrival and wrote to the king saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel” (2 Kings 5:8).

The prophet and the little girl had the testimony of the Word of God, which the king was ignorant of. Elisha and the little girl both knew how to conquer and make Naaman submit to the Word of God by their bold testimony of Christ.

Naaman’s story is just getting started. As Naaman was on his way to meet with Elisha the prophet, Elisha sent his servant to him, “saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean” (2 Kings 5:10).

The Bible says, “So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean” (2 Kings 5:14).

Please note that it was not the natural water of Jordan that healed Naaman. He was healed when he obeyed the Word of God from the mouth of Elisha the prophet. Elisha spoke what the Holy Spirit told him.

Now is your turn to sound the trumpet of Christ loud and clear for others to see the glory of the Bible. Paul wrote, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).

PRAYER
Dear Father, fill my heart with the Spirit of the Bible that I may have power to preach your Word, in Jesus name. Amen.
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