Do You Know the Truth? Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks. It’s also a day when we eat a LOT of food, right? Well, today I decided to spend extra time in prayer thanking God. I also decided to eat a LOT of spiritual food—the Word of God. Here is the formula God revealed to me during my study:
Jesus = Truth = Freedom
You want to know the foundation for this incredible formula? Let me take you through the promises I read today from the Bible (NLT):
John 8:12 Jesus told the people, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
John 8:31-32, 34 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you keep obeying my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free… What do you mean ‘set free’? Jesus replied, I assure you that everyone who sins is a slave of sin.”
John 14:1-6 “Don’t be troubled. You trust God, now trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s home, and I am going to prepare a place for you. If this were not so, I would tell you plainly. When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. And you know where I am going and how to get there.” “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We haven’t any idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one can come to the Father except through me.”
John 9:4 All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me, because there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end.
So here is my personal prayer today:
Jesus, I know you. Therefore, I know the Father who is my God, the one who sent you. Therefore, I know the truth and the truth sets me free from sin. And when everything is ready where you are in your Father’s house, you will come and get me and I will always be where you are, in heaven, with you for eternity. In the meantime, I must quickly carry out the tasks assigned to me by the Father, because there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end. You are the light of the world. You light my world and show me the way until you return.
Amen
I encourage you to spend extra time today feasting in the Word of God! The Word is the true food that will satisfy your spirit. When everything looks dark and hopeless… Jesus is alive! He will restore your spirit and fill you with His love.