John 8:32 "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Free? Free from what? This is a great question. One that is worthy of deeper consideration.
Sometimes we can learn a great deal if we invert the premise, turn it around and make it opposite, it could be clarifying. If we know, have, live in the truth it will make us free. Then the opposite would be if we abide in a lie, or are trapped in untruth or are living or believing a lie it would do the opposite of make us free and put us into bondage or confinement or immobilization.
When we are indeed disciples, abiding in Christ, in unity with the fellowship of believers and the Spirit through the bond of peace, then we will recognize the truth, and in that truth we will be set free from the various and sundry bondages and sin that so easily keeps us from progress.
When you think about it all of life's most devastating sin and turmoil has at the root of it lies. Divorce for example is a very destructive force at the base of God's precious institution of family. Do you think that there are some lies as the basis for divorce? How about addictions? How about promiscuity? How about gluttony, envy jealosy war hatred... do you think that believeing a lie could be part of the cause of these destructive forces, behaviors and sins?
APPLICATION
I will rejoice with the truth. I will seek the Lord today to help me to reveal the lies that I am believing and rid my soul of them so that I can be free indeed.
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One of the most effective ways to allow the Word of God to affect your life is to study it inductively. That is what this blog is all about. Typically one verse per day will be mined for insight and then followed up with how I plan to implement that insight practically. My prayer is that in some way you find this useful in your journey and that it may impact you positively. -G
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