No Testimony Without A Test 2
December 10, 2024
Have you noticed that the most God exalting testimonies come after severe testing? Of course, I’d like my testimony to be birthed in pleasant places. Never happens! In Psalm 142 David was hiding in a cave, needing to discover hidden traps on his usual paths. He felt he was all alone. The evil one knew where to hit David.
He had a few loyal partners in the cave. He had God who was stronger than his adversaries. He complained to God: which is allowed.
The result: David concluded in the last verse that he would be brought out of the cave and righteous people would surround him. And it happened. The test resulted in his testimony Verse 7 ‘Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.’