“Whoever Commits A Sin Is A Slave Of Sin”

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.”

They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”

Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

“I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father.”

John 8:31-38

Behind our arguments of, “everyone is doing it” is a belief that what we want is more important than anything else.

Eventually this faulty way of thinking becomes the basis of our beliefs about God. One of the lies we sometimes choose to believe is that we, not God, are the center of the universe. We think that we will be carefree and happy only when we reorder the world according to our desires.

Jesus told those who believed in Him that the truth would make them truly free. But He also warned, “Everyone who sins is a slave to sin.” The best kind of happiness comes from the freedom we find when we accept the truth that Jesus is the way to a full and satisfying life.

There are no shortcuts to true happiness.

Our Daily Bread – January 8, 2016