Your Two Witnesses

So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit of leadership, and lay your hand on him.  Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly and commission him in their presence.  Give him some of your authority so the whole Israelite community will obey him.  Numbers 27:18-20

It is written,
"Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses." 2 Corinthians 13:1b

In the matter of your calling before God, you have at least two witnesses: One on earth, and one in heaven.

YOUR WITNESS ON EARTH
What better witness could Joshua have on earth than Moses, the servant of God?  What better commission?  Yet Moses was a man.  In fact, when he commissioned Joshua, he was being disciplined by God for his disobedience.  Even with this being so, no one could deny Moses as a man of God.  And no one could deny the power of his commission as a witness to Joshua's calling.

In the same way, there is a man or woman of God who bears witness to you.  Someone who is clearly filled with God's Spirit and honors Christ.  Someone who comes to your mind right now.  Let  the thought of that someone encourage you today in your calling.

YOUR WITNESS IN HEAVEN
Joshua not only had Moses as a witness, but he had the testimony of "the spirit of leadership."  What if when I said "someone comes to mind" for you as a witness on earth, no one came to your mind as your witness on earth?"  What if you can't think of a godly and holy person that bears witness to your call or commission?

You still have two witnesses, one from earth, one from heaven, as it is written,

"The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children." Romans 8:16

Your primary calling in life is as a child of God. Even if you can't think of a man or woman of God like Moses who bears witness to this, The Spirit and your spirit bear witness.  And these are enough.

Your two witnesses should encourage you today in your calling.
A man or woman of God bears witness with your spirit.
Or the Spirit Himself bears witness with your spirit.

You are called.
You are a child of God.
Amen.