STOP LIVING LIKE A VICTIM

 

Saturday, June 22, 2024

 

STOP LIVING LIKE A VICTIM

 

John 8:32-36

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

33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

 

          I smile at the comments of Adam Clarke regarding the assertion of the Jews in verse 33. He says: “This assertion was not only false, but it was ridiculous in the extreme; seeing their whole History, sacred and profane, is full of recitals of their servitude in Egypt, in Chaldea, under the Persians, under the Macedonians, and [now] under the Romans. “

 

          Those who are truly free must learn how to rule themselves. This is not to engage in every activity urged by desire. It requires sensibility and balance. Those who are at liberty do not pick quarrels with those in authority. They study to be at peace with others. They are not prickly. They have learned not to whine or play the victim. They may walk in confidence but not in pride. They know they may do anything but they may not do everything.

 

1 Peter 2:13-17

13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

 

Thank you, Lord, for the freedom to do right. AMEN