The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. John 12:17-18

Last week, we were encouraged by the testimony of Lazarus. He sat with Jesus to learn from Him, and told others about what the Lord Jesus had done for him. We learned from his life that we should be a diligent student of God’s Word, and we should tell others about what the Lord Jesus has done for us so that they may know, and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.

Many of you have grown up in Gethsemane Bible-Presbyterian Church, and through the years have witnessed many miraculous things that only the living and true God can do. But have you testified for the Lord Jesus?

For example, the building project in Ethiopia was a miracle! How could a small congregation like ours managed to raise so much money to purchase such a big piece of land? This is definitely the work of God; He moved our hearts to give willingly towards this project.

Furthermore, the Lord helped us to acquire the permission which was needed to build the Bible college and church building. The land was originally meant for commercial use. In other words, it was supposed to be a shopping centre or offices. But the Lord is good; He moved the hearts of those in authority to allow the change of use of the land for us to do His work. If not, we would have bought the land in vain.

This help from the Lord caused our brethren in Ethiopia to be very thankful to Him. They testified for Him, and their testimony was published in our church bulletin on the 1st of August 2010.

The disciples of Jesus Christ also bare record of what they had done for Him although they did not realise that the things they were doing was the fulfilment of the Scriptures. Two of Jesus’ disciples were sent ahead by Him to bring an ass and a colt to Him that He could enter Jerusalem sitting on a colt (cf. Matthew 21:1-2). When Jesus was come to Jerusalem, many people welcomed Him. Some took branches from palm trees, and laid them on the ground (like the red carpet that welcomes distinguished guest today); others lifted up their voices and shouted, “Hosanna”.

In the same way, there are many things which we are doing now that can be a testimony for Christ. For example, singing in the children’s choir. You may find it difficult or even boring at times. But singing to the Lord, and singing for the Lord is one way you can testify for Him. Dear children, how will you testify for Christ?