Witnesses

God calls us to be His witnesses. A witness is someone who sees something and tells about it. So I'm thinking that being the Lord's witness is about having an encounter with Him and sharing that with others. Not just regurgitating what we've read in the Bible or heard in church; our witness should flow out of our relationship with Jesus. As we get to know Him and see Him at work in our lives, it's then easy to say to others that God is real, and to explain why we believe He's real. And we don't have to be eloquent preachers. All we have to do is explain what God has done. It's His story.

This becomes very exciting when we look at what Scripture says. It says we are witnesses to His glory. I love 2 Corinthians 4:6: "For it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." We get to see God's glory! If only "as in a mirror" (2 Corinthians 3:18), still this is awesome. Jesus said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). And when we believed in Him, He gave us pure hearts (Is. 1:18), so we're qualified for this astounding privilege.

Proverbs 2:3-5 says, "Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the KNOWLEDGE OF GOD." Hallelujah. That's what I want.

It makes me think of Third Day's song, "Show Me Your Glory":

I caught a glimpse of Your splendor

In the corner of my eye

The most beautiful thing I've ever seen

And it was like a flash of lightning

Reflected off the sky

And I know I'll never be the same.

Show me Your glory

Send down Your presence

I want to see Your face

Show me Your glory

Majesty shines about You

I can't go on without You Lord.

Lord, open the eyes of our hearts that we may see You.