Bible Verse of The Day – 12-21-18

John 8:32 (NKJV) 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

One day I was at the hospital visiting an alcoholic patient. The nurse was speaking to the family, explaining that if he didn’t stop his drinking, his life expectancy was, at most, 5 years. He was young.

The thing that caught my attention was not the short life expectancy, but the response of the patient’s parent when they heard it.

They were actually upset with the nurse, wondering how she could say such a terrible thing about their child, even though they knew he had a “problem with it”.

I listened and watched and as I took it all in, I realized that day how we can really harm ourselves by ignoring the truth.

This young man literally drank his life away and was still wanting more, even though he was told he only had 5 years left. What is that?

It is ignoring the truth and buying the lie. Our emotions can open the door to this and cause us to ignore the truth, even though the consequences of what we’re doing may be staring us in the face. It will drive us to an early death, both naturally and spiritually.

What lie are we buying into today just because it makes us feel better about our situation?

God wants to bring healing and deliverance to us, but until we stop buying the lie and we face the truth, His hands are tied.

Lies can give us a false sense of comfort. Truth may come with some pain and it may hurt a bit at first. But in the long run it will bring healing, deliverance, and joy to us for a lifetime.

The truth will set us free if we let it.

Dear God in Heaven,

We cry out to You today for the truth in our situation. Give us eyes to see it and ears to hear it and the strength to follow it. We want to be set free from the bondage that we are in, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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