"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"
John 8:31-32. NKJV
The word freedom means to live without restraints or controlling forces, to live without being in captivity. Freedom is what Jesus gives each and every person who give their lives to Him. Not every Christian experiences the true value of this freedom. It can only be found in abiding in God's Word and being His disciple.
We need to abide in His Word - to live 100% for Jesus. To abide, we know, means to live; to remain and to walk in Jesus. Jesus is the Word (John 1:1), so to live in Him, we have to know both Him and the Word He gave us, and that Word is the truth. John Avanzini says, 'You cannot live in a truth you do not know'. Therefore, to know Jesus, you have to walk in the Word and His truth.
Tasker commented on the subject of abiding in God's Word:
'Welcoming it, being at home with it and living with it so continuously, that it becomes part of the believer's life - a permanent influence and stimulus in every fresh advance in goodness and happiness'.
This was how Jesus was able to combat the devil's temptations in the wilderness (Matthew 4). With everything that the devil fired at Him, He answered, 'It is written'.Do you get the idea? You have to know it to be able to use it. Jesus knew the truth - God's Word, and it was able to set Him free from all the devil threw at Him.
This is the result of abiding in His Word. We prove ourselves to be His disciples and we know the truth, and that is the secret to living in freedom. Jesus said, 'And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free'.
Are you free? Would you consider that you are abiding in God's Word? Do you know the truth? People go to university to learn a skill; we go to Jesus to learn how to walk and survive in Him. Why not make it a way of life!
Copyright 2020 Grahame Howard
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