ONLY THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE! (PART 1)
December 20, 2018
FINDING THE RIGHT PATH IN LIFE (PART 1)
December 22, 2018

ONLY THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE! (PART 2)

 
December 21st 2018

‘To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said’, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” - John 8:31-32


True disciples of Jesus believe that He speaks the truth about God and the Scriptures. They also know that He is who He claims to be. Jesus says, “Then you will know the truth.” “You” refers to those who are true disciples of Jesus WHO HOLD TO HIS TEACHINGS. Only true disciples who hold to Jesus teachings will know the truth! More than that, their eyes are opened to a greater understanding of the truth (Reference: 1 John 5:20). As a disciple, you have to follow the Master and do what He says. You have to do away with those things that are NOT part of Jesus! The freedom Jesus refers to is not freedom from political power, but freedom from sin and ignorance. Jesus explains further; “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin” (John 8:34). Being a slave to sin is the ultimate bondage. Sin is a trick of the devil to hold you permanently in bondage so he can have the opportunity to feed on your fortune and happiness. The word of God is telling us today to know the truth, and let the truth set us free from the bondage of sin. Jesus is the TRUTH (John 14:6). The truth about life, and how to survive and achieve breakthrough and to experience a life of abundance is in Christ, and spoken by Him.


Knowing the Truth will set you free —free from sin, free from condemnation, and free from death (Romans 6:22; 8:1–2). Beloved in Christ, Now is the time to reexamine your beliefs. Do you believe in the undiluted message of Jesus Christ, His commands and principles of life? It is true that every believer has a gift of righteousness which places him in a good relationship with God, but still, he must not dwell in sin; he must break away completely from following the devil. The devil places his victims in a perpetual bondage. Starting from today, “Live as someone who is free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as a servant of God” (1 Peter 2:16). One of the reasons we suffer is due to sin. If you follow the master’s teachings, definitely you will be free from sin. His teachings contain the key to eternal life. When a believer faces trials and tests, the grace of God covers him throughout the periods of trials and the dark moments. But if a believer dwells in sin, he has chosen to suffer as a result of sin; the losses he suffers are sometimes monumental or irreversible. Jesus is right there with you in your living room; receive His truth – His message and commands today and be set free. Accepting His truth will open a new life for you; a life of expanded faith, a life of contentment; a life of peace and harmony; a life of fulfillment and breakthrough.


Prayer
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, today I open my heart to receive your word and I declare your word finds a fertile ground in my heart and its growing right now. Give me the courage to speak against the evil that men do. Set me free from every bondage and lead me on the path of fulfillment and breakthrough. AMEN.


FURTHER READING: John 14:6

 
 
 
Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi
Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi
Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.

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