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31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had
believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; 32 and
you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” – John
8:31-32 NRSV
Beloved, here Jesus was talking to Jews who were versed in all
the Jewish Scriptures from Genesis to Malachi as well as in other non-canonical
Jewish writings. They were no strangers to The Law, the Prophets and the Psalms.
Notice this: Jesus didn't say to them “If you continue
in the Scriptures…” He said “if you continue in My word”.
Now in John 6:63 the Lord Jesus reveals to us
that His words are both spirit and life. It gets better…Today He is in us by
His Spirit, therefore we have His life within us, so we'll do well to acquaint
ourselves with the Spirit of Christ aka The Holy Spirit who lives in us. We are
His temple, His dwelling place, His habitation.
Let us do ourselves a huge favor and pay attention to what Jesus
is saying to us for our very lives depend on His specific word to us. To enjoy
the freedom that is ours in Christ, that is freedom from sin and it's effects as well as freedom from the Old Covenant Law and all its accompanying requirements, we must continue, abide and remain in His
word and how can we do that unless we first hear what He is saying in us and to
us.
When He was being tempted by the devil in the wilderness, Jesus
said:
4 Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘A
person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.’”– Matthew
4:4 GW
Beloved, the quality of our lives depends on what we do with EVERY
WORD that God speaks to us. We know that faith comes by hearing
and hearing by the Word of Christ (Romans 10:17). We hear what Christ is
saying before faith can spring up in our hearts, and that ability to hear
Christ doesn't come through just some random Scripture – no it
comes through a specific WORD from CHRIST. Faith for
what He says to you comes with HIS WORD, never apart from it.
And we can hear His voice for He is our Shepherd and we are His sheep (John
10:27).
Walking in freedom starts with knowledge of the truth and
knowledge of the truth comes from abiding in the Word of Christ. The level of
freedom we walk in is directly proportional to the truth we know and live by,
the more truth we know and continue in, the more liberty we enjoy.
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The Lord has wonderful plans and purposes for our lives, now for
us to know them and to walk in them we will have to hear His Word, obey it and
continue in it. Let us stop listening to the lies of the enemy, we are no longer under the sway of sin nor are we bound by the Old Covenant Law that was rendered obsolete by the establishment of the New Covenant that was inaugurated by the precious Blood of the Son of God.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Let us continue in His Word and get to know Him intimately then our lives will be fruitful bringing glory to the Father. No wonder The Good Book tell us "those who know their God will do exploits..." - It's all for His glory of course! Blessings!
