A statement I have heard many times over is; “You don’t have a testimony without a test,” which has surely proven to be true in my life.  How about you?  Therefore you will appreciate and grab the 5th meditation that Jonathan Welton talks about in”School of the Seers”, a practical guide on how to see in the The Unseen Realm with a forward by Randy Clark, a greatly anointed servant of the Lord.

   5.  MEDITATE ON THE WORKS OF GOD.

In the Old Testament the word testimony comes from the word, “do again.”  The implication is that God wants to repeat His wonderful works when we speak of what He had done.  In the the New Testament we have a confirmation of  that principle in Revelation 19:10, “….the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”  This means that when we bring a testimony of the works of God to remembrance, we are actually prophesying that He can do it again now, because “Jesus it the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Heb. 13;8.

Meditating on and remembering the works of God are major keys to seeing them repeated.  King David understood this well.  That is why when he was in a period of suffering he would meditate on God’s past works.  This  not only encouraged David, but it also prophesied into the atmosphere that God could do it again.”

  “And I said, This is my anguish; but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.   I will remember the works of the Lord; surely I will remember Your wonders of old.  I will also meditate on all your work, and talk of Your deeds.” Psalms 77: 10-12.

“I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of your hands.” Psalms 143:5.

“It is incredibly important to carry the works of God with you.  Some of my favorite conversations are the ones where I can tell a new friend stories of when I have seen God at work.  For example, when I  recount to a new person my story of how a lemon-sized tumor disappeared under my hand as I prayed, the story reinvigorates my spirit with life.  It stirs the Spirit of God whithin me.  When I speak into the atmosphere of something God has done, the atmosphere becomes charged for God to do that same work again, and the faith level rises. ”

“ Carrying the testimonies of what Jesus has done brings life to dead Christianity.  I have found that non-Christians perk up and become interested when I tell of what I have seen God do.  Legalism and quoting Scripture without LOVE has turned the world off toward us, but people listen eagerly if we are sharing the stories of the works of God.”

And so I encourage you to do as Jonathan does, find a story you like of what God has done to share or speak into the atmosphere over and over again paying close attention to the change you will sense about you.  Our living God, Jesus, draws close to you when you are talking about Him as He is just as you and I are wanting to hear complimentary things about Himself.  He will be delighted to make you aware of His loving presence.  He is eager to know you, so give Him half the chance to reveal Himself to you.  He is a friend you will never let go from you, that is a deal noone can pass up.  JUST INVITE HIM IN, AS YOU WOULD ANYONE, BEING GRACIOUS WELCOMING A STRANGER INTO YOUR PRESENCE.