John 8:31-32—Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in
him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know
the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
Freedom, at least by one definition, means “exemption from
external control, interference, regulation.”
How does belief in Jesus free us from external control, interference,
and regulation? We know that God sent
the Holy Spirit to abide with us and in us. We also know that the in the
beginning, the Word was with God and the Word was God. So, when we seek His Word, we ask the Holy
Spirit to enter us and become one with us.
God wants to be that intimate with us – He wants to know us inside and
out. He wants to be an essential part of
us. When He is in us, when we abide in
His Word and His Word in us, we are free because there is nothing external that
can possibly matter anymore. Everything
of import, everything of substance, is within.
And that is true freedom.
Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, breathe in the
Holy Spirit. Pray for God to infuse you. Call out to Him. With every breath, take in more of God and
release more of you.
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