WITNESSES by Mrs. M. C. Du Bois

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Apr 16, 1901

WITNESSES

By Mrs. M. C. Du Bois

MRS. M. C. DU BOIS (Grand Ledge, Mich.)

“A WITNESS is one who can render competent testimony.” Christ says, “Ye are my witnesses.” What does He mean? Having never seen His face in the flesh, how can we be His witnesses? Sight is not our only sense. We can tell of His power to forgive sin; of His willingness to forgive and cleanse the heart from evil; of His wonderful love revealed to us; of His power to keep, after He has once saved.

The world is waiting, and willing, to hear these testimonies. What it needs to-day is Christ, the perfect Saviour. Who has found Him to be such, and can witness to His completeness? Bear your testimony quickly. Tell to those who are in sorrow Christ’s faithfulness in seasons of trial, and how He is a friend that “sticketh closer than a brother.”

Speak of His keeping power. “Thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins.” Let us each know for ourselves that Jesus does save us now from sin.

I am glad there are those who testify to just what they know. The speaking of a few cold words in the social meeting is not bearing witness for the world’s Redeemer. But one who, out of a full heart, with joyfulness, can bear witness that Jesus is a present, a perfect, a complete Saviour, will always win the attention of sinners.

Again: we can witness for Christ in kind and loving deeds to the poor and needy. We can visit the sick and the imprisoned. A few faithful ones are on the witness stand before the world. Sad thought that some are false witnesses, telling that Christ is a hard master. My brother, my sister, are you a true or a false witness?