False Testimonies!

Gen 27:20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.

You know it's easy to make the statement Jacob made before his father Isaac when things turn out fine for us. Everybody likes it and it's already a cliche, "na God o!" But Jacob was in the real sense lying. He and his mother had worked out a plan to steal the blessing of Esau his brother from their aged father. All their plans before now had worked out well, but Isaac was surprised that his "Esau" returned early that day, so he needed to ask and be sure.

Anyone who came in just when Jacob made that statement would see nothing bad in what he said. In fact, some would see him as a pious person. So let me ask you, have you seen someone whom you know very well that acquired something wrongly either by stealing or by a false means come out boldly to the public and testify how God brought that gift to them? The way you feel is exactly how I am feeling reading about what Jacob did here.

A lot of people go all out and do all sort to make wealth, not minding the negative effect of their actions on others then to appear nice before people, they say God did it for them. And it's not that God can't do such things, but don't use God to cover up your evil deeds. Don't be quick to raise your hands to share testimony in church that God blessed your family with a new car when you defrauded your company to buy it.

God is not interested in such honour. God wants to take all the glory in our lives but not this type. He loves to be exalted but not when we know this didn't come from him. He loves sincere worship and praise not just from the big things that happen in our lives, but also from seemingly insignificant events in our lives. Therefore next time you are tempted to share a "testimony", or say, "it's by the grace of God" be sure the Lord is the one that did it, and not yourself.