To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free."
John 8:31-32 NIV
Here Jesus is having a conversation with the Jews and Pharisees after an adulterous woman is brought to him, caught in the act of adultery. The Pharisees and Jews bring up the point of the law dealing with adultery and the penalty of death by stoning.
Jesus stated that if anyone was without sin, that person should begin the stoning. All left and the woman was pardoned by Jesus and told to leave her life of sin.
Jesus has washed away our sin. Here He advises that if we hold to His word, we are truly His disciples. The phrase abide in My word is used in the New King James Version.
The dictionary explains that the word abide means to: remain, continue, stay, dwell, wait for, submit to, to suffer for and to endure without change. If we dwell in the house of the Lord, dwell in Jesus' word, in our hearts, on a moment by moment basis, we will be abiding in the way, the light, and the truth. Certainly the truth has set us free, for the truth, Jesus, died on the cross and overcame death to set us free 2 millenia ago at Golgotha.
We need to hold to the teaching of Christ, and serve others with love in response to what He has first done for us.
In what ways are you holding to Jesus' Word?
What kinds of ways do people not hold to Jesus' Word?
Are there any ways you are not holding to Jesus' Word?
Pray that the Spirit is active and illuminates dark areas in your life and gives you the strength, wisdom, and courage to change those dark areas.
In Christ,
David P
No comments:
Post a Comment