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JOHN 8: 31
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed.
32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
33 They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.
36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
The words of the Lord when he walked on the surface of the earth were indeed mysterious but also full of wisdom for the one who had ears to listen and a willing heart to accept
In today’s time, MAN is a slave to many things.
Willingly or unwillingly, knowingly or unknowingly organized society has been structured to make everyone accept certain norms, follow and obey some ideologies without having any other choice
Man is a slave to time, money (even when he lacks it, he slaves forever to get it one way or another), many laws that are subtly or out rightly against biblical injunction, culture and traditions that are already ingrained in the psyche of each individual from childhood, manner of approach, mindset and speech that are contrary to how the Lord would have us do it.
Jesus said, “Let the dead bury their dead”! There was a lot of meaning behind that statement which begins to make a lot of sense even in our time
So many things keep us, from birth to old age so occupied and distracted:
Psalm 11:3
3 If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?
The Word of God is like a two edged sword that cuts through neatly and sharply all that it comes in contact with.
Our established educational system especially through Science, appears to defend the scriptures but with cunning
The Creationists have assembled a group of scientists who are so called believers in the Word of God.
They have systematically responded to the lies and half truths propagated by the enemy and now teach with fervent ardour this “truth”.
They have made their works intelligible to laymen. There is breadth and depth of materials to’ teach’ us and ‘clarify’ the meaning of God’s word that we do not ‘grasp” easily!
What has been our inheritance by grace is being offered us as a gift by the enemy of our soul who continually strategizes how to lead us all to HELL!
Teaching God's truth and giving scriptural and scientific substantiation for it is a matter of urgency in our time
How do we begin to teach our family in so doing arming our children to counter the lies of evolution for example that is taught them in the humanist institutions called public schools? – (Humanism has been defined by the United States Supreme Court as a religion. A cursory definition: human beings are the highest form of life on earth; there is no God; humans must and will find their own solutions to all problems).
The television, cable channels and the radio also the telephone and mobile all if used and depended upon in excess, are part of the strategies to keep you occupied till it is too late!
Personal distractions of all sorts: troubled relationships and marriages, disobedient children, environmental stress, family depression etc
Our Lord Jesus Christ is aware of all that the enemy bombards us with especially in today’s world system
All in the bid to distract derail and divert from the job at hand, to serve our father here on earth in our individual roles
Are you facing any situation at the moment that seems to be so overwhelming?
Do not despair, God knows and shall indeed make you swim victoriously through those stormy waters, they shall not overwhelm you but make you grow stronger biceps.
That situation that makes your heart grow weary is to make you develop shock absorbers for your destined purpose on earth
That family member or that friend who has chosen to be the devil’s advocate in your life is only helping you to develop those character traits that God needs in you, remember if the devil who planned the strategy for Jesus to be falsely charged and eventually crucified, knew what level that would catapult him to and in so doing give the human race a chance at redemption, he would never have done it
Cheer up God has a purpose for you; give him a chance to deliver and to save from the miry clay and the encroaching prison walls. STUDY, MEDITATE and LIVE THE WORD.
After all he, whom the Son makes free, is free indeed!
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