We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers Ĭonstantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. When our character, conduct, and conversation match who we are in Christ, we’ll have a testimony that encourages fellow Christians and draws unbelievers to the Savior. A transformed heart should overflow with gracious words and be quick to tell others about the Savior, who rescues us from sin and condemnation. We speak out of whatever fills our heart (Matt. But a truly transformed life will be marked by obedience. If we follow God’s instructions only occasionally but ignore Him the rest of the time, our testimony will be hypocritical. The way we act should confirm who we are in Christ. If the internal change is genuine, it will be manifested externally. As that happens, sinful attitudes will be replaced by godly ones, and our heart will desire to obey the Lord. Then our thinking should align more and more with Scripture.

Starting at salvation, the Spirit begins the process of conforming us to Christ’s image. The authenticity of our testimony is displayed in three ways.

For us as Christians, it’s a declaration of who Jesus Christ is and what He’s done in our life. A testimony is an account of what a person has seen or experienced.

The one year walk with god devotional