If someone were to ask you, “Who is Jesus Christ to you?” how would you respond? If someone were to ask you the question, “What has God done for you?” how would you respond?

If you were to ask someone like Lazarus to tell you who Jesus Christ is to him, I imagine that he would say something like, “Jesus Christ is the giver of life. He can speak life into a dead situation. He can speak life and resurrect a dead body.”

How about if we asked the unnamed woman in the Bible who was known because of her issue of blood? I imagine that she would begin her testimony by saying, “He healed me! I touched the hem of His garment and He healed me. Jesus Christ is a healer. He made me whole.”

Someone like the apostle Paul would, in all likelihood, talk about how great the love of Christ is. So great that even a man who was once so filled with hatred for Christians – a man who used to hunt and persecute Christians – could be forgiven, loved, and given the opportunity to turn his life around. Ruth would testify about how wonderful God’s favor was. Job would speak of God’s amazing power of restoration and say, “He can restore all that the enemy has stolen. He can restore even when all hope is lost.”

So once again, if I asked you the question, “Who is Jesus Christ to you?” how would you respond?

On a personal level, Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, He is my protector and provider. He has protected me from attacks that I never saw coming. He has been so gracious to protect me from people who were determined to see my downfall. He has provided for me and my family in ways that I never thought imaginable. He took someone who was “put out to pasture” and brought me back to life. Jesus is my Savior.

And so, what is your testimony? What has the Lord done for you? A lot of times, to really appreciate the goodness of God in our lives, we need to look back. We need to look back to where we came from and compare it to where we are now. We need to look back and see where God has brought us from. That’s where our testimony lies.

Jesus delivered and set a demon-possessed man free. In Luke 8:38-39 we read:

“Now the man from whom demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, ‘Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.’ And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.”

Now, why did Jesus encourage the man to go and tell of all the great things God had done for him? Because his testimony would encourage others…because his testimony would draw others to Jesus.

And so, you should give your testimony at every given opportunity. Not so that you can boast, but so you can glorify Jesus Christ. Your testimony will help someone’s faith. Your testimony will encourage someone who is going through their own challenges. Your testimony will strengthen someone’s belief that God can and will come through for them.

So…who is Jesus Christ to you? And what has He done for you?