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“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 (NIV).

Have you ever been in a situation where you are peacefully enjoying yourself and then you get ganged upon by people who want to prove you are not who you profess to be and accuse you of lying about the core of your very being?

This is exactly what happened to Jesus one day when a group of Pharisees wanted to ridicule Him before the community and prove that He was a fake. What they did not know, however, is that truth is the basis for everything God does.

Pharisees were known for being attention seekers. They had book knowledge and tried to persuade others to what they knew as truth. So, there Jesus was, surrounded by Pharisees who professed to be the children of Abraham and to have come from God. Yet, those men did not recognize Jesus as being God’s Son.

We learn from this passage in John chapter 8 that sometimes people do not want to know the truth. They will stick to their knowledge and beliefs and rebuke any new knowledge imparted to them, even if that is the truth that comes from God.

The Pharisees on that day were ready to stone Jesus for telling the truth and for saying He was the Son of God. They did not want to acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God or admit that they had not known God truly up to that day.

Those people missed out on the opportunity to receive freedom and to know God in a deeper way. They chose their own ways and beliefs. They chose their own doom.

Jesus is the freedom giver. His desire is to be the way that leads us to the Father. He is always ready to bless us and to lead us on our path to experience life and truth. God’s love is in His Son and His Son came to earth so we could receive freedom from sin.

May the love of the Father through His Son surround you today.

“Dear Jesus: Thank You for mirroring the Father to us on this earth. Thank You for loving us and giving us freedom.”

For His Glory

Luska Natali
TRBC Women’s Life