Truth: God's word, Christ is the Messiah, Jesus died on the cross, paid the price for our sins, and 3 days later was resurrected.
Freedom: no longer a slave to sin. We're free from an eternal life of punishment and condemnation.
The best way to know truth is to study God's word. God communicates with us through His word and we should have a hunger and thirst to know everything He has to say to us.
In my mind, it's a roadmap, a textbook, a reference manual, a how-to book, and an encyclopedia; it's a book of literature, history, poetry, and songs. It's everything we need to get us through this life and into the next.
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “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
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Please join me this week in praising our Father in Heaven for this freedom He has given us in Christ Jesus so that we are no longer slaves to our sin. Pray that He gives us the opportunity and encouragement (and words) to share this great news with everyone we meet. Let's also pray that those who do not have this freedom come to know Christ and that those who do profess to know Christ not abuse this freedom as a means to sin. Finally, let's pray that we focus on all of the worldly freedoms we have that others all over the globe can't even imagine.
We should give thanks daily for being born in this time and this place where we can worship and praise our Father without fear of persecution. The restrictions we do face because of the pandemic are no different than the restrictions that people all over the world have dealt with or are dealing with, and these inconveniences are temporary. If the worst thing in our lives right now is having to concede to a few mandates, then we should consider ourselves extremely blessed. Praise the Lord for the countless blessings He bestows on us every single day.
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