WITNESS TO THE ONE=WHO CAME BEFORE US!

 

 

 

 

 

 

WITNESS TO THE ONE=WHO

(Has COME Before us)!

 

The FIRST apostles=and Judas’ REPLACEMENT=Matthias=and Jesus’

Other disciples=Were the EARLY ONES=BEARING WITNESS=to the Lord=

And his GOSPEL=In all cases=I believe=They were MARTYRS=EXCEPT

For John the apostle=Whom Jesus loved=and HE was a LIVING MARTYR=

With his life=On the ISLAND of Patmos=”With great POWER=The apostles=

BORE WITNESS=to the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus……..”                                          Acts 4:33

 

WE are all=Every SINGLE one of us=Called to Bear witness=TO THE ONE=

WHO Came Before us=We are Called=TO BEAR WITNESS=with out lives=and

EXAMPLE=as well as WITH our WORDS and testimony=IN our families=THROUGH

Our families=and every one else=WE TOUCH=BEARING WITNESS=To the ONE=

WHO CAME BEFORE US!

 

“A good tree=Cannot BEAR bad fruit=and a bad tree=Cannot BEAR good fruit:”   Matthew 7:18

“You did not choose me=But I chose you=and appointed you=So that you might

Go and BEAR fruit=--------Fruit that will last--------and so whatever you ask=in

My name=The Father will give you=This is my command=LOVE each other”   John 15:16-17

“We who are strong=Ought to BEAR with the failings=of the weak=and NOT to

Please ourselves”                                                                                                                                Romans 15:1

 

Jesus was ONE of a KIND=The world=had NOT seen=the LIKES of him before=and

Will never see another GOD/man=Like him again=THROUGH HIS WITNESS=to the

Holy Father God=and to ALL of us=He INSPIRED the early apostles=and disciples=Like

Saints Paul and Barnabas=to PREACH=in his name=They served AS WITNESSES=to

The RISEN Jesus=The Christ

 

This MANTLE=has fallen to us today=To PREACH=in the Lord’s name==In an era

Of Coldness=Indifference=Ingratitude=Luke warmness=and REJECTION=To the Holy Father

God and Jesus=And His Son=it falls to US

 

The 21^st CHRISTIAN Apostles of Christ=to BEAR CONTINUING WITNESS=to the ONE=

WHO HAS COME BEFORE US!=”ONE WITNESS=is mot enough to convict anyone=

Accused of any crime=or offense=They may have committed=A matter must be=

ESTABLISHED=by the testimony of=TWO OR THREE WITNESSES”                              Deuteronomy 19:11

We should=Have an ARMY of modern day WITNESSES=Testifying to those

AMAZING MIRACLES of Jesus=and BRINGING him alive=ALL OVER AGAIN=In

This the 21^st century=NOT JUST WITNESSES=But bearing HIS LOVE=by word=by deed

And by example=WITNESSING TO=THE ONE+WHO CAME BEFORE US!

 

Just like Jesus’ Cousin John did=”He himself=Was not the light=He came only as

A WITNESS=To the light”                                                                                                                               John 1:8

That is OUR JOB too=My dear brothers and sisters=To give WITNESS=to the LIGHT=

To the healings and MIRACLES=and to give TESTIMONY=to his Teaching and Preaching

WITNESSING to the Lord=Modern day EXAMPLES=Just following=THE ONE WHO

CAME BEFORE US!

 

“But you will receive power=When the Holy Spirit=Comes on you=and you will be

MY WITNESSES=In Jerusalem=and in all Judea and Samaria=and to the ENDS of

The earth”                                                                                                                                                            Acts 1:8

That is what=The EARLY apostles did=and that is EXACTLY=what we should be doing=

We may NOT have=to die=as the early apostles did=for the CAUSE=But we Can still

BE Modern day witnesses=by WORD AND DEED=Wherever we are=ALL the days of

Our life

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our FOREVER LIVING=forever loving=forever

WITNESSING=to the LOVE=The Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-28-2025

 

 

Ps       INSPIRED=by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.