LIBERATING TRUTH!

Friday, July 9, 2021

 

LIBERATING TRUTH!

 

John 8:31-32

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

 

           The most difficult thing to do and to teach in ministry is personal Bible Study and prayer. Those two things, above all else, sets apart those who are stable souls or those who are tossed by every wind of doctrine. Some have not settled the issue of their own salvation! They have no calm confidence that Jesus has saved them. They spend their days worried that they will fail in some small point of obedience and thus lose forever the salvation which the cross has purchased for them. What is the problem? They do not know the truth. They are therefore not free.

 

           Others are constantly being tripped up over length of hair, length of skirts, colors and fabrics, music styles and other social issues that pass with the generations. They become fearful of their own compliance to some unwritten code of conduct only hinted at in the Word. The result is that they are insecure in themselves and condemning of others. They are unsure of both! Why? They do not know the truth. They do not know how to live their lives without an approved list of behaviors.

 

           Others are so dependent upon the counsel of their pastors and teachers that they can hardly make a move without constant consultation. They have not grasped the truth of the indwelling Holy Spirit. They have not understood that they, themselves, are believer-priests. Unscrupulous leaders hold these in bondage to their own preferences. We like to have an expert always at our side, a consultant. If the consequences of the counsel are unpleasant then we dispose of that pastor and find another, but we never search out the truth for ourselves. We have become migratory creatures because of ignorance.

 

           The Bible is the truth and tells us the truth about God, about others and about ourselves. It is the truth about ourselves that is the hardest to deal with. Not many men can handle truthful knowledge about themselves. The Bible makes us “disciples” or “practitioners” of the Christian lifestyle. Those who know the truth are constantly making adjustments in their thinking and in their doing. We are constantly ironing the wrinkles from our robes of righteousness.

 

Dear Lord, I know that when you see me you see the blood and therefore you see me as perfect. I also know that I am on a journey and today’s spiritual attainments will be superseded by tomorrows. Keep me in your Word that I may know the truth and be set free. AMEN