Today I want to share from Jerry Savelle's website devotional:
THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE
Jesus said …“If you
abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32 NKJV)
As the god of this age, Satan seeks to blind those who are
perishing. He also wants to blind the hearts and minds of God’s people to the
truth of who they really are in Christ.
Paul addressed this in his letter to the church at Corinth when
he said, “whose minds the god of this age has blinded … lest the light of the
gospel of the glory of Christ … should shine on them” (2 Corinthians
2:4 NKJV).
Satan wants to put blinders over your eyes so that you cannot
see who you really are in Christ, and one of his most effective tools is
religious tradition. That’s why Jesus admonished religious leaders for “making
the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down”
(Mark 7:13 NKJV).
The only thing that can remove Satan’s blinders and break the
chains of bondage is truth. And the only valid source for finding truth is the
Word of God. By definition, the word truth means “the
highest form of reality that exists." Therefore, the Bible is the highest form
of reality that exists. The more truth you know, the greater freedom you will
enjoy.
God is not hiding truth from you. He has
hidden it for you in His Word—all the way from
Genesis through Revelation. If you are hungry enough for freedom, then you’ll
get into God’s Word. And if you abide in that Word, it will make you free.
Confession: I declare that I
have a fresh hunger for the Word of God. My spiritual eyes are open to the
specific truths I personally need today, which God wants to reveal to me.
AMEN! IF we will 'abide' (KJV says continue) in God's Word, THEN we will KNOW the Truth and that Truth that we KNOW will set us free, and KEEP us free, IF we continue in it! There is no letting up with the Word of God, and why in the world would we ever want to? His Word IS Truth! It doesn't just contain Truth, it IS Truth! That makes everything that is contrary to the Word of God a lie! I would much rather spend my time in the Truth than in anything else the world has to say! Make the Word of God YOUR top priority and source of TRUTH and you will be truly FREE! Amen! Here is Hillsong with "The Difference".
Shalom in Him!
