Set Free // John 8:32
Yesterday we considered National Let It Go Day while thinking about how our problems rage like a storm within that keeps us from moving into the future. So often the devil uses our mistakes and seeds them with lies to get us to think we are beyond saving. As a result, we wrap another layer of chains around our hearts and grow even more convinced there’s no way God’s grace is big enough for our goofs. That’s one reason I LOVE how The Message renders Romans 5:21, “When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death, and that’s the end of it. Grace, because God is putting everything together again through the Messiah, invites us into life—a life that goes on and on and on, world without end.”
Let’s face it, the devil’s lies can cause the best of us to doubt God’s promises, which is precisely why Jesus said what He did, that holding onto the truth — which He also identified as Himself in John 14:6 — will set us free!
So, I have what might be a tough question for you: are you holding on to the lies of the devil? Will you let them go? You must in order to grab hold of Jesus who is God’s Way, God’s Truth, and God’s life…the same life that goes on and on and on, world without end. Yes, God’s TRUTH sets you free while the devil’s lies imprison you in hellish captivity. Accept the Lord’s offer today and find a freedom in spite of your past misses, messes, and mistakes.
