Verse from John

“你们必定认识真理，真理必定使你们自由。””

约翰福音 8:32

“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.””

John 8:32 

“Everybody's doing it” seemed like a winning argument in our  younger days. As we get older we add excuses and rationalizations to our repertoire of arguments for having our own way: “No one will get hurt.” “It's not illegal.” “He did it to me first.” “She won't find out.” 

Behind each argument is the belief that what we want is more important than anything else. Eventually, this faulty way of thinking becomes the basis for 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 we will be carefree and happy only when we reorder the world according to our desires. 

This lie is convincing because it promises an easier, speedier way to get what we want. It argues, “God is love, so He wants me to do whatever will make me happy.” 

But this way of thinking leads to heartache, not happiness. Jesus told those who believed in Him that the truth would make them truly free (John 8:31-32). But He also warned, “Everyone who sins is a slave to sin” (v. 34). 

Lord, 

we confess our tendency to rationalize everything to get what we think we want. 

Guide us today so that we choose to obey Your commands instead of pursuing our own desires.