John 8: 31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
The truth shall set you free. This is a term we hear a lot. While it is a true saying by itself, when taken in context we really get the full understanding of what it is to be free. To know the truth, to have that truth in your life, we have to hold to the teachings of Christ. We have to acknowledge, and trust in God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. When we do that, it does not just make us free from this world, or from death, but the truth that is found will set you free from sin. It is a truth that once found, must be held onto at any cost. That is what we do with the truth, we uphold it, we stand up for it, and we protect it at all cost. We have to keep that truth close to us, and hold it in our hearts where it can never be tarnished. It reminds me of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They can be found in Daniel Chapter 3. These men stood before Nebuchadnezzar and refused to bow to his god. These men knew the true God, and they would not be moved. They were so committed that they were willing to give their very lives instead of denying the one true God. God was watching, and God was with them, and when thrown into the furnace they were saved, not just saved as in they did not burn, but in their time of need a fourth man showed up, not on the out side of the furnace, the man did not tap the king on the shoulder and ask why he was burning the men…..no He showed up in the furnace right along side the men in the flames, a man that Nebuchadnezzar himself said looked like the Son of God. That is how the Lord works when you hold His truth in your heart! He is not some cold spectator idly watching as His plan unfolds. He gets involved, He is a God of action, and it is no surprise that His Son was busy saving people from the flames back then, just as He is still doing today. The truth will set you free. Do you feel chained down by this world? Do you think that you are stuck where you are at, destined to trudge through life? Maybe your life is pretty good right now, but you still feel like something is missing…….I urge you to let the truth set you free. Don’t just read the Word of God, don’t just say “sure I believe in the Christ”. Allow that truth to open up and blossom in your heart, allow the flood gates of the Lord to open up and overflow into your life with the truth. The Lord will show up in your life, He will work on your behalf to improve your life, and move you through your current season. If you want to be free of the chains that bind you down, if you want to experience the fullness of all this life has to offer, then I urge you to seek the truth, not the truth of this world, but the true truth, the one truth, the way, the truth, and the life, that is Jesus Christ. Then you will know the truth, and the truth WILL set you free. Amen
God Bless,
Brian Thetford
The New
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