True Freedom – discover how to have freedom in your life
Secret to True Freedom
Are you experiencing true freedom in your life? Are you filled with worry and anxiety? Maybe you’re addicted to some unhealthy lifestyle or you’re trapped in a pattern of negative behavior. Maybe fear or guilt has you bound. Perhaps you have tried to get free or resolved to do better, but you end up falling back into the same destructive cycle, over and over again. If you don’t have peace and joy in your life – you don’t have true freedom.
Knowing the Truth is the Secret to True Freedom
You need a “breakthrough”! There is hope! True freedom is found through Jesus. He promised, “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free”. (John 8:32) Christ has the power to break the chains holding you captive through the power of the TRUTH. The Secret to True Freedom is the TRUTH. The truth will set you free!
Jesus is the Truth
Jesus is the TRUTH (John 14:6) and Jesus is the Word (John 1:1) therefore the Word is Truth. You discover the truth in knowing Jesus and in knowing the Word of God. Notice Jesus said when you “KNOW” the truth you will be set free. We must be committed to knowing Jesus and knowing His Word. When you do, you will know the truth and you will get your BREAKTHROUGH! The TRUTH does not change, it is forever! Heaven earth will pass away (Matthew 24:25) and the flower will fade (Isaiah 40:8), but His Word (truth) will last forever.
Truth is Under Attack
However, the truth is under attack. In today’s culture the attack on truth is no longer just some falsehood claiming to be truth. Today’s attackers say that there is no such thing as “absolute truth”. Instead, they say that there is your truth and my truth. Today people say there is no objective truth, there is only subjective truth. It is subjective because it depends on your personal preferences, your feelings, and your own experiences. The world is confused about truth – they’re confused about what is good verses evil, what is right verses wrong, and even those in the church struggle to know the truth. The truth is – Jesus.
How to Know the Truth
You only know the truth when you know Jesus. The way to know Jesus is spending time with Him and in the Word of God (Bible). The Word of God reveals Jesus. When you know the Word you Know Jesus. Know Jesus and you know the truth. When you KNOW the truth you have the secret to true freedom.
Here’s a Challenge for You
I want to challenge you to make it a priority to know the Word of Truth. Read it, speak it, listen to it and meditate on it every day. The Word is alive and powerful. (Hebrews 4:12) The Truth of God’s Word has God’s guarantee backing it up. “God watches over His Word to perform it” (Jeremiah 1:12), and “it will not return void, but will accomplish what it was sent to do” (Isaiah 55:11). The Lord will confirm His word with signs and wonders. (Mark 16:20) The truth is powerful. There are four things that the TRUTH will do:
I. ONLY the Truth can transform lives.
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Romans 12:2 (NLT) When you have the truth your mind becomes renewed with God’s Word which transforms your life.
II. Only the Truth can change hearts.
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2Corinthians 5:17) Your heart is changed when you connect with the truth and embrace it. When you do you become a new creation in Christ.
III. ONLY the Truth can set you free.
“and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (John 8:32) The only power that can set people free from sin is the truth – God’s Word!
IV. ONLY the Truth can grow your faith.
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.“ (Romans10:17) When we share the truth people’s faith will increase. You will become a person of “great” faith.
You can break through and be free through the power of Jesus Christ. Once you have accepted God’s gift of salvation, you are His child. You then have access to God’s Word which empowers you with His grace and mercy to overcome any struggle. Through the power of the TRUTH and Holy Spirit, you can reject unhealthy lifestyles and habits and walk in the victory that is yours in Jesus. Don’t go another year or day without knowing the truth. It is the secret to true freedom – a life filled with peace and joy!
“When you know the truth the truth will make you free”.
