FAITH CAPSULE: To abide in Christ is what qualifies man as His disciple not just church activities.
John 8:21-59
It is possible to be a believer and not be free indeed and in truth. There are so many claiming to be a believer only by mouth and not by their way of living life. Many confess Christ but there way of life does not complement their confession.
Does that sound like you? Are you truly living life by the word of God?
Having been in the church for ever does not make one a believer that is free indeed and in truth.
It is written, “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32)
Jesus was talking to believers and not unbelievers when He stated, if you abide in My word, you are my disciples indeed and you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (that is the truth shall create you).
As an acclaimed believer, do you ABIDE in Him? (That, is do you put up with Him, do you stand for Him)Those who abide (stand) in Him are the ones that dwell in Him. To abide in Christ is what qualifies man as His disciple not just by engaging church activities. Abiding in Him indeed in truth makes man to be free.
Psalm 91 identifies, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” (Psalm 91: 1)
The secret of the Lord is the word of God and the word of God is secret to those who will not listen to His word.
Psalm 91:1-6, pointed out what it is to be free indeed and in truth when we abide in the word of God by stating:
Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.
He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
Jesus is true to His word when He stated that those who abide in Him are His disciples and they shall know the truth and they shall be free. Clearly Psalm 91 identifies what it is to be free indeed and in truth.
Prayer for today: If you desire, God will deposit. Ask for the grace to become abiding in the word of God.