Monday, October 24, 2022

TRUTH

Today’s Reading: John 8

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Sunrise over the Dead Sea from Ein Gedi. The Apostle John wrote of Jesus Christ, “All things were  made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of Men.” (John 1:3,4)

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Key Verse: John 8:32

And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

 

Truth and Freedom…these words stand out in our reading. The accusers of the woman taken in adultery were faced with “TRUTH!” The result was “FREEDOM,” not only for the woman, but also for the men. She was free from death and was not condemned by Jesus. They were free to admit their sin and to be freed from the guilt of hypocrisy. Jesus was the only One who could’ve cast a stone. He is without sin, and He chose not to! What right does He have to change the Law of Moses? The scribes and pharisees quoted Moses’ Law on the matter. Jesus has every right to change Moses’ Law, because, as He stated, “Before Abraham was, I AM.” Jesus, in Himself the “TRUTH,” was the very One who had told Moses from the burning bush that His name was “I AM.” No wonder that the Jewish leaders, as recorded in the last verse of our reading, “took up stones to throw at Him.” He had given to Moses the Laws we’ve read in Leviticus, in order to show the impossibility of anyone living a holy life on their own. He is the One who provides forgiveness for our sins. The most often repeated verse in the Bible is, “His mercy endures forever.” For our worship today, we could read 1 Chronicles 16 and Psalm 136 (for both passages, click here). Turn to these amazing Words in your Bible, as I’ve done.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Lord Jesus, “I Am,” I throw myself on Your mercy. I pray with the publican in the Temple, “Lord, be merciful to me a sinner.” Just as You said that this person went to his house “justified,” so am I justified before You, O Holy God. Thank You, Lord, that as I daily abide in YOUR WORD, TRUTH MAKES ME FREE. AMEN!

100 PERSONAL WORDS:

I am honoured to know Dr. Paul Maier, Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University. He is often called on by the major radio and TV networks for his expertise. He spent every day for a year with me on 100 Huntley Street as we explored the book of Acts. His Dad is Dr. Walter Maier, Founder and former preacher on “The Lutheran Hour: Bringing Christ to the Nations.” I wrote Paul as we read Leviticus. Without explaining the context of my enquiry, let me quote the Doctor concerning the Leviticus’ laws: “Most of these laws regarding ‘abominations’ are inoperative today, as they were in Jesus’ day 2,000 years ago. Rabbinical Courts rarely, if ever, applied them.” I asked Dr. Maier specifically about Moses’ law concerning the practice of homosexuality. I quote, “The practice of homosexuality is in an entirely different category, since it is opposed also in the New Testament and is against natural law.” As I pointed out in the Leviticus commentaries, FORGIVENESS for ALL sin, based on the animal sacrifices which pictured the sacrifice of Jesus, Who is our final and complete Sacrifice for sin, is taught in the operative Word of God (Romans 1:16-32).

Yours for a Holy Spirit taught understanding of TRUTH,

David

8 thoughts on “Monday, October 24, 2022

  1. Thank You, Lord God, that Your faithful love endures forever. You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. Help all Your people stay true to You forever, in Jesus’s name, amen

  2. For What I Owed

    Father,in my heart I feel your touch,
    So let me place a smile upon your face,
    For I know that it’s not much,
    In return for Your loving grace.

    You’ve always walked silently by me,
    I thought always that I must be alone,
    For unanswered went my plea
    Till you removed my anchor stone.

    Then one day as I searched you found me
    And new light entered in my lonely heart,
    Where for years I was not free
    Until you tore my chains apart.

    Now I have a debt that’s never owed,
    And a payment that can never be paid,
    But in my heart Your love showed
    There was no debt to be made.
    G W(Bill) Marshall /28 June, 2014

  3. Thank you William for your poems. You must have an amazing number of them. The time is short, I believe, for Jesus return. The freedom we have to proclaim the TRUTH of the gospel may be quite short. Father, in Jesus Name, please anoint us to speak to those who do not know You, in Wisdom and Love. Amen

  4. Amen…agreeing with prayers above, and joining Doreen in thanking William for his beautiful poems.
    As William writes…our hearts are lonely until the love of Jesus fills us!

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