Truth

Truth

Thursday, 19 December

Memory Verse: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: John 8:30-36  30 As he spake these words, many believed on him. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

MORE LESSON: 1 Corinthians 10:32 John 14:6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

The experimental knowledge of the truth is in its power to deliver. No man experiences truth and stays bound; rather it brings freedom, indeed. That was Jesus' description of the efficacy of truth. Truly, the condition of every sinner is that of a captive or a slave to sin. A sinner is one who serves and obeys the dictates of an evil heart and the prompting of an evil nature. The effect of the truth is to break the hard bondage to sin and to set the sinner free. Cowper, the great author says, He is the free man whom the truth makes free, and all are slaves beside. Free and available as the truth is, it must be sought for before it is found.

Jesus says, And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free: John 8:32, suggesting the need for knowledge and learning, but knowledge is not found without a search. This was why David said, Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation.... Psalm 25:5. Truth must be sought for daily and sincerely. The promise of God has also gone ahead of every seeker, And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart: Jeremiah 29:13. The truth for living is in God and all who seek it will find it.

You must make up your mind today to seek and walk in the truth. It is the only force that can save and deliver you from captivity. Jesus Himself says, ...I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me: John 14:6. This is why truth is a deliverer, because Jesus Himself is the truth. If you therefore desire the knowledge of truth, all you need is to seek to know Jesus more. The more of Jesus you know the more truth you have and the freer you become from all satanic entanglements.

Prayer/Action

* Ask God for the Spirit of truth to come upon you.

* Pray against the Spirit of ignorance.

* Declare that every form of lies that have held you bond be broken by the power of the Holy Spirit.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: I de-programme whatever the enemy has programmed into this month against me and my family, in the powerful name of Jesus.

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