In a court of law, hearsay is immediately thrown out. For a case to proceed, the court needs to hear the accounts of eyewitnesses. Witnesses play an essential role in bringing justice to a criminal case. A witness must comply with a subpoena, also known as a summons. This is a court order for a witness to appear and testify in a criminal case. One can be arrested for ignoring a summons. A witness must remember the details of the event in question including conversations, persons present, times, distances, and other information relevant to the criminal case. One’s testimony mustn’t contradict itself or the truth itself.
Acts 26:16 states that we are appointed to be servants and witnesses of what we have seen and heard. Our world tells us to look out for ourselves. It might sound odd to some that God, the all-powerful creator of the universe, wants servants. Many would interpret this as egomania. However, our role as servants and as witnesses is for our own renewal and benefit. When we are God’s witnesses, we avoid our selfishness and don’t follow our own will. The emptiness and lack of direction that many of us face is replaced with God’s infinite understanding and compassion. We in turn offer these gifts to others.
Anna and Simeon, two individuals “advanced in age” were two of the first people mentioned to witness the human incarnation of Jesus Christ (Luke 2:22-40). Jesus’ parents, as law-abiding Jews, show up at the temple to perform sacrifices associated with the wife’s purification. Simeon, a righteous and devout man, delivers a prophecy regarding Jesus’ future. Jesus is said to be the light for revelation, offering salvation to mankind. He is also said to cause the “falling and rising of many in Israel.” As witnesses to Christ’s glory ourselves, we must present a life changing truth to mankind.
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