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“For you shall be a witness unto all men of what you have seen and heard.” (Acts 22:15)

Saul of Tarsus, better known to us as Paul the Apostle, was used mightily of God to declare the message of salvation in Jesus Christ. Not only did he give his verbal testimony, he wrote at least thirteen epistles found in the New Testament. He was imprisoned for his faith, was beaten and stoned. Paul died of beheading at the hands of an executioner. It is said by many that he is perhaps the greatest Christian who ever lived.

David Ring is a Southern Baptist Evangelist, who suffers from cerebral palsy. His father, who was a pastor, died when David was very young. Then his mother died when he was fourteen. He went into depression and attempted suicide. But, the Lord saved him and called him to preach. He is very difficult to listen to at first. He walks with an agonizing gait. In his testimony of how the Lord saved him and called him to preach, he says he had his nay-sayers who discouraged him, telling him not to embarrass himself by trying to speak before others. God has blessed his ministry in a marvelous way. He says in his testimony, “I have cerebral palsy. What’s your problem?”

A Christian will come away from having heard David Ring’s testimony and conclude, “I have no problem that would keep me from sharing the Gospel.” As Christians, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, we have the responsibility, the privilege and the power to share our testimony of what we have experienced in Christ.