Victory in Testimony

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
The salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of His Messiah
have now come,
because the accuser(K)of our brothers
has been thrown out:
the one who accuses them
before our God day and night.
11 They conquered him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not love their lives
in the face of death. (Rev. 12:10,11, AMP)

They overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony. There is power in your testimony. It is an account of your deliverance. It is the verbal expression of your account of God's movement in your time of need. 

The Greek word translated "testimony" is G3141
marturia
mar-too-ree'-ah
From G3144; evidence given (judicially or generally): - record, report, testimony, witness.
Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries

Your testimony is the verbal presentation of the evidence of God's power being executed in your life. This scriptural passage verifies that the testimony of believers carries the power to overcome the assault of the enemy. 

Let me explain. Victory in Christ is complete; no matter how many times you find yourself in a situation in which the enemy is attacking you, the victory has already been won. In the Bible the victory always comes in two parts, in the same way it happens in military battles. In a military battle the first victory is the strategic victory and then there is the tactical victory. 

The strategic victory is the planning of the best line of defense and the mode of attack. In military battle the general develops a strategy and the best strategy presents its possessor the initial advantage. The one with the best plan has won the strategic victory; however the strategy must be executed as planned for the victory to be complete. The execution is called the tactical execution or deployment. The greatest strategy in the world doesn't mean anything without tactical execution to to close the deal. It is the same in spiritual warfare. God's strategy was flawless. It was called grace and was sealed by the blood of Christ. With grace, God covered sin (expiation), Satisfied His penalty against sin (propitiation), restored fellowship between Himself and man (reconcilation), declared the believer righteous (justification), and return dominion to man (restoration). That is a complete and dominant strategic victory, but for the victory to be complete, the believer has to do his part. 

Just as when God gave Canaan to the Israel, they had to go in and possess it. It is the same with the Church Age believer; we must walk in the power of the cross to lay hold of the victory. When we do that we become more than conquers. One of the ways we do that is recognize that we are covered by the blood, meaning that the Accuser has no ground on which to accuse us, because the price for our failure has already been paid. The next step in the tactical victory is our testimony; the verbal declaration of what God has done in his plan of grace. When we give our testimony it solidifies our stance by reminding us of God's love and faithfulness, as well as Christ's selfless act at Calvary. It also bears witness to others of God's love and faithfulness.  

Dr. Rick Wallace

To seal the victory the believer must be faithful, even unto the point of death. The believer can't be deterred or driven back by fear, delay, discomfort or even death. This is the perfect execution of the tactical victory which closes the door on Satan's assault. 




So, speak life and truth, even when everything around you is so dark that it is impossible to see. Speak life, even when your friends have become your accusers. Speak life, even when no one will stand with you. Speak lifel, even when weariness settles in and defeat looms large. Testify of all that God has done for you. Defeat the enemy with the truth. ~ Dr. Rick Wallace