15/10/2025
📖 Hope Chapel (Seventh-day Adventist Church)
🎤 Speaker:Pst. Omotosho
💡 Title:Before Every Testimony Was a Test
📜 Bible Reading:Joshua 2:23
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This life is full of realities that should make us rethink our walk with God.
Remember — God is a God of order.When you follow His order, you will never regret it.
Many people waste their morning season (youth/time of strength) and later struggle during their evening season (time of rest) trying to accomplish what should have been done earlier.
✨ I pray that your today will be better than yesterday, and your tomorrow will be greater than today!
Whatever you’re going through — challenges, trials, or delays — they are not meant to destroy you.
God allows them to reveal His glory in your life.
🔥 For every testimony, there must first be a test.
Testimony is the evidence of what has been tested — it’s proof of God’s faithfulness and truthfulness.
If you’ve not been tested, you can’t have a testimony.
But remember, not everyone passes the test.
Through every test, God is preparing you for the examination of life.
I pray that your story will be a testimony of success and victory, in Jesus’ name! 🙏
📖 Biblical Examples of Test to Testimony:
Joshua – faced walls but saw victory.
Joseph – passed the test and became Prime Minister.
Esther – a slave who became a Queen.
💭 Key Lessons:
See good, not evil — it’s your choice.
You shall overcome every giant in your life!
Cooperate with God; avoid distractions, and you’ll be an overcomer.
Don’t run ahead of God.Like David, wait for your time — your time will be glorious!
Remember:
Service is not punishment — it is preparation for your testimony.
Your test today is the seal for your testimony tomorrow.
So stand firm like Esther, and overcome like Joseph.
📜 James 1:12
> “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”
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🔥 Your Test Will Become Your Testimony!