Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teaching. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They responded, “We are Abraham’s children; we’ve never been anyone’s slaves. How can you say that we will be set free?” Jesus answered, “I assure you that everyone who sins is a slave to sin. A slave isn’t a permanent member of the household, but a son is. Therefore, if the Son makes you free, you really will be free. (John 8:31-36, CEB)
We have never been anyone’s slaves…
While this is probably true for those speaking this day to Jesus, their ancestors were slaves in Egypt. We remember the things we want to remember and forget those that make us look bad. But here is the thing: God loves us and knows everything about us, even those things we forgot or want to forget.
And here is the other thing, actually, all of us are slaves to something. Money, wealth, our houses, our cars, our need for more. We are all held in bondage to something we need to release, let go of and give ourselves completely to God.
Something in our life is a hold back that keeps us from following God completely and that is our sin, our thing that enslaves us.
What enslaves you?
What do you need to release, to follow God completely?
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