Are you
standing on the truth on your own or with the testimony of others? Are you
firmly standing on the testimony of the Word of God? Wherein lies your
testimony of truth?
September’s Awakening, Day 22
I am not bound to win but I am bound
to be true. I am not bound to succeed but I am bound to live up to what light I
have. I must stand with anybody that stands right; stand with him while he is
right and part with him when he goes wrong.
—Abraham Lincoln
The ultimate measure of a man is not
where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of
challenge and controversy.
—Martin Luther King, Jr
When
Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever
follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” The
Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your
testimony is not valid.” Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf,
my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But
you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. You judge by human
standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, my decisions are true,
because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. In your own Law
it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. I am one who
testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.” John
8:12–18 NIV
Standing strong for what is right is
powerful. Standing together with others for what is right is invincible. For
the human testimony, it’s the power of two. Two human witnesses are required to
bear the power of the truth. Conversely, as Jesus stated in the above passage
in the Book of John, only the power of One, as God Himself or His written Word,
is required as sufficient evidence for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth.
If you have been perusing through
this devotional, it should be apparent that I have almost always chosen two
quotations (or sometimes more), from the human witness, and typically one (or
sometimes more), from the Word of God. The human witness of two, bearing
witness to the infallible witness of God’s one witness through His Word has
been presented. The truth bearing witness to the truth makes for indisputable
evidence. In your eyes and in God’s eyes may it be so.
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