“So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”
Jesus is addressing new believers, telling them that obedience to His Word is the identifying mark of His true followers and that without it, they were living as captives. …. He tells them that His Word will set them free, but they arrogantly argue that they have never been slaves.
What about you… have you been set free? Or have you adopted a mediocre faith that ignores scripture and maintains that you don’t need liberation?
There are no chains more powerful than those we choose not to acknowledge… the ones we have accepted as “normal” and no longer try to break. The strongest prison is the one we choose to sit in, even though the door is open.
Our culture offers “shrink to fit” truth, and limited freedom, while The Bible offers radical truth and complete liberty. But we miss it, because we don’t seek truth, we seek comfort. As long as our jail cell is comfortable, we are content.
What if we changed that? What if we re-evaluated “normal” and filtered every “accepted” habit through God’s word. What if we decided to get comfortable being uncomfortable and change our lives to fit scripture, instead of changing scripture to fit our lives? Living out truth produces freedom that makes us effective warriors for the Cross.
It is a choice you will have to make deliberately; the enemy is content to leave you restfully undisturbed in this area because your captivity makes you ineffective for the Kingdom of God.
It is your call… you can stand there on the sidelines and be comfortably ordinary – or get in the game and pursue being dangerously extraordinary.
If you will open your Bible and question the status quo, you might find freedom to do what you were created to do… You might find that the Son has obliterated the chains you’ve been putting on every morning and realize that you’re living in bondage, and only the Truth will set you free.
“Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.” - Hunter Thompson
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