SET FREE

 

SET FREE

John 8:31-32 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you keep obeying my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” NLT

You are not a disciple of Christ if you are not obeying Him. A disciple is one who follows Him, one who lives for Him. Notice Jesus said that His disciples keep on obeying His teachings. It is not good enough to start out following Christ, we must continue to follow Him. If we are serious about the state of our souls, we will live like it every day.

If you are living in Christ, you will know the truth and it will set you free. Living in Christ opens up to us the Word of God so we can understand it and live by it. It frees us up from our sinfulness so we can enjoy living in the presence of God. It sets us free from our selfishness so we can live for Christ.

If what you profess to be in Christ is not backed up by your daily living in Christ, you are not a disciple of Christ. You cannot be a disciple of Christ without deliberate effort. It takes work to continue to live in Christ. We must daily search in the Scriptures for greater understanding and we must daily fellowship with the Lord in prayer so we can better live out what we learn.

Sin binds us to a life of self-destruction. It drags us down and keeps us from reaching our potential. It dulls our senses to the point where God becomes irrelevant to us. It blinds us so that we can no longer see the truth or want to live it. Sin alienates us from God and robs us of the joy of living and hope for the future. Sin clouds our perspective and we wander aimlessly through life.

Jesus in us sets us free and He makes life worth the living. Are you living in the freedom Christ provided for you at Calvary, or are you still enslaved by your sins?