Bible Verse of The Day – 2-8-21

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

Truth is a funny thing.

Most people will automatically tell you that truth is a good thing if you were to ask them.

When we are confronted with truth that hurts, however, we may not be quite so sure about it being a good thing.

It’s all about perspective.

You see, that’s the funny thing about truth; it can sometimes be painful.

Sometimes it’s painful because it means watching someone we love go through a tough time, or maybe even losing them.

Other times, it means that we have to see something in ourselves that we don’t like so much.

What’s more, seeing it now means that we have to take responsibility for it and make changes if we want to please God and be who He wants us to be.

Truth is more than just looking into a mirror. We can look into a mirror, see ourselves, and still walk away and conveniently forget what we saw.

James 1:23-24 (NKJV) 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

It’s when we look into the mirror and then let the Holy Spirit show us who we really saw in that mirror that we are more inclined to grab the bull by the horns and do something about what we saw.

Thankfully, we serve a merciful God who gives us grace to work through what we see and what He shows us.

And He is faithful to give us what we need to fix those things in us that are broken and in need of repair or correction.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

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

401-315-0902

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