And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
(John 8:32)
Today’s Confession: Jesus has come that I may have life and life abundantly. I know the truth. It is the truth that makes me free.
I once was a man without knowledge. I did not know who I was in Christ, and because of it, I lived a defeated life. I didn’t know what God had done for me through the redemptive work of Jesus at Calvary. I thought I was just an average guy, working an average job, and living an average life. I didn’t know that He had made me the righteousness of God. I didn’t know that He had given me authority over the devil. I didn’t know I was redeemed from sickness and disease. When you don’t know these things, then you live in slavery to the adversary.
I thought I was a failure . . . failing in business, failing in my marriage, failing in my finances, nothing special about me . . . just existing day-to-day. But once I found out who I was in Christ Jesus, then something began to happen on the inside. There is a power called faith that rises up within you, and it causes you to believe that you are what God says you are! You begin to believe that you can do what God says you can do and you can have what God says you can have! You also begin to see that God gave you your personality on purpose. God gave you unique traits to use . . . not dread.
I found this out over thirty-six years ago, and I have lived a victorious Christian life ever since. Satan is not my master. He does not control my destiny. I am in charge because I found out who I am.
God has supplied an abundance of knowledge, but through religious tradition, Satan has kept the body of Christ in darkness. Religious tradition blinds the hearts and minds of God’s people.
In 2 Corinthians 4:3, the apostle Paul tells us that “. . . if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost.” Satan wants to put blinders over your eyes so that you cannot see. That’s what religious tradition does. Jesus said that religious tradition makes the Word of God of no affect in one’s life.
The truth is what will set you free! Jesus said, “My Word is Truth.” The definition of the word truth is the highest form of reality that exists. The Bible is the highest form of reality that exists, and if you know the truth, Jesus said it will make you free!
The truth is not hidden from you. It’s hidden for you! God has put His truth between Genesis and Revelation, and if you are hungry enough for freedom, then you’ll get in God’s Word. And if you continue in that Word, you will be free.
“. . . If ye continue in my Word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32
The only thing that can break the chains of bondage is truth.
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Dr. Jerry Savelle was an average, blue-collar man who was struggling and needed God's help. While he considered himself a "nobody," when he became a believer God told him not to worry about it because He was a master at making champions out of nobodies. God has since taken Dr. Savelle from being a constant quitter to a man who knows how to stand on the Word of God until victory is experienced. Because of the life-changing combination of God's faithfulness and Dr. Savelle's "no quit" attitude, his life is totally different than it was thirty-eight years ago.
Since 1969, Dr. Savelle traveled the world teaching people how to win in life. Dr. Savelle ministered in more than three thousand churches and in twenty-six nations, and has overseas offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
God used Dr. Savelle to impact people who are burned out on religion and who have backslidden in their walk with God, as well as Christians who have a need to hear the Word of God presented in terms applicable to their lives, dreams, and destinies. He hosted the Jerry Savelle Ministries television broadcast which airs in two hundred countries worldwide.
Dr. Savelle authored more than forty books, including his bestsellers, If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy, He Can't Keep Your Goods and You're Somebody Special to God. He served as one of the founding Pastors of Heritage of Faith Christian Center in Crowley, Texas.
Jerry J. Savelle, 77, went home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2024. He spent his last day on earth fulfilling his purpose teaching people the Word of God