How important is our testimony before the lost? Isaac gives us an example here while dealing with a land dispute and his father's wells. After leaving he moved to Gerar to wait on the famine. While there he found a number of wells which had been dug by Abraham. The Philistines had filled in the wells, cutting off the water supply of settlers in the area.
When Isaac discovered this he sent his men out to re-dig the wells. When the fist was dug the men of Gerar came and claiming the water as theirs. Isaac's men called the well “Fight” and moved on. They dug another well and the same thing happened. This time they called the well “Enmity.” They moved on again. This time they were permitted to keep the well and they called it “Room Enough.” Finally they moved back to Beer-sheba to settle down, received a renewal of God's promise and dug a well.
Soon, Abimelech came to Isaac again. Isaac was surely stunned. “Why are you still coming after me? You hate me and you sent me away.”
By now though Isaac's testimony had made an impact. Abimelech said. “We have clearly seen that the Lord is with you.” An agreement is reached and peace is made, all because Isaac showed his faith in God by not warring over the wells. Isaac had a testimony that drew men to his God.
How about our testimonies? Do we live a life so that others can say, “I can see that God is with you?” We never know the impact that our testimony is going to live. May today be lived so that others may see clearly that God is with us!
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