Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. A slave does not remain in a household forever, but a son always remains. So if the Son frees you, then you will truly be free

John 8:31-42

Lord Help Me in My Hour of Need

Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, "If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."  They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone.  How can you say, 'You will become free'?"  Jesus answered them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.  A slave does not remain in a household forever, but a son always remains.  So if the Son frees you, then you will truly be free.  I know that you are descendants of Abraham.  But you are trying to kill me, because my word has no room among you.  I tell you what I have seen in the Father's presence; then do what you have heard from the Father."

They answered and said to him, "Our father is Abraham."  Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works of Abraham.  But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God; Abraham did not do this.  You are doing the works of your father!"  So they said to him, "We were not born of fornication.  We have one Father, God."  Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here; I did not come on my own, but he sent me.".

Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.  A slave does not remain in a household forever, but a son always remains.  So if the Son frees you, then you will truly be free

Lord,

Help me accept this and understand it.  If I am a sinner and remain in sin, I am a slave to sin.  Slaves do not receive the inheritance – but sons do.  If I allow Jesus to free me…by accepting him as God and believe and turn to him away from sin, I can be a son/daughter of God and receive the inheritance.

Jesus has set me free, but I have not accepted that freedom.  I have remained in my sin, sin of listening to the lies of the devil and believing them and judging myself.

Now I know what FM has been trying to tell me.  I didn’t see or realize the sin of giving in to the lies and not resisting, giving him control of my mind and my heart…because those hateful beliefs hurt my heart.

I believed his lies that I was no good no matter what others told me.  I believed they were mistaken or lying.

My God, help me resist those lies from now on.