The Stake, The Wood, The Fire

Hebrews 3:5 (KJV) And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

I wouldn’t say everyone knows the name Moses, but those who do know it, know it from the scriptures. Now ask yourself a question: will anyone even know who you were in 3000 plus years? I would say NO! What about what you nor I did as a servant of God? No not that either. Matter a fact I think in less than 3000 years God will have already established a New Earth. 

Isaiah 65:17 (KJV) For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.  But what about this man Moses? We read that he “was faithful in all his house, as a servant”  If you don’t read or know anything else about Moses we can know he was a faithful servant. Being a faithful servant he had something “a testimony” now that’s important. What is a “TESTIMONY?” Webster says 

“A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. Witness; evidence; In Scripture, the two tables of the law.” Do I have a good Testimony as a servant of God?  Is that what others see? How important is our testimony? Read this and see. 

Revelation 12:11 (KJV) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.  That makes one stop and think. When the fight starts better have a Testimony and better be one like Moses had.

Polycarp was a Christian bishop of Smyrna. 

He was put on trial in Smyrna for his faith in Christ and given the opportunity to deny his faith. This is what he did. He rejected the proposal that was given to him and instead the brave old man said: "For 86 years I have served him, and he has done me no wrong; how then can I blaspheme my King who saved me?"  The pile was set on fire, and flames surrounded Polycarp’s body without touching or harming the body. Furious pagans saw that the fire failed to consume his body, so they commanded an executioner to pierce the body of Polycarp with a dagger, and so it was finally done. Legend says that blood poured from his chest so profusely that it put out the fire. Polycarp’s testimony still rings out today. What is mine and your testimony saying to others? Is what we have real? What if today we were jailed and asked to deny Christ what would be our response? If the stake, the wood and the fire  were in view what would we do?