When one enters the courtroom as a witness to any matter before the court, that one is identified as either a witness for the prosecution, or as a witness for the defense. The prosecution’s witness will assist that team in garnering a conviction in the courts of law, and that leads to punishment for the crime. The witness for the defense is to assist in getting the accused released because of innocence as determined by the court.

There is something different about being a witness of and for Almighty God, however. As a witness of and for God one has to have observed the behavior of God in a given set of circumstances before being able to say that God was indeed seen doing just that within the vision of the witness. In truth, one can’t swear to what one hasn’t seen.

Moses is clearly reminding all of us of this truth in Deuteronomy 3.21-22: At that time I commanded Joshua: ‘You have seen with your own eyes all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings.’ Joshua is not to ever forget what he has seen the God of Israel do for them—he was a personal witness of God’s behavior at that time.

The other side of the witnessing coin is to be a witness for God in the present and in the future. Moses concludes: ‘The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms over there where you are going. Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you.’ Joshua would be able to swear that God has delivered his people before this time, and that he will do that for them again—now, and in the future. He is a personal witness of and for God. I SEE IT!