Mar.13.03: Light For The Day - "The Doorway To Freedom" -- Mark 9:23 (NKJV) "Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." -------------------- You must receive the truth of the Scriptures in order to be free from the bondage of insecurity and inadequacy. - You have to receive God's truth into your inner person. - Pride in your resources can hinder that reception. God is a Gentleman; He will not force His ways upon you. You must open the door of your mind and heart to Him. - You must believe the truth of the Scriptures. - Believing means that you trust God enough to step our on His promises. You cannot just assent to the Word of God; you must rely on, lean on, and let Him implement His Word in your life so that Christ Jesus -- who is the truth (John 14:6) -- can set you free. - You must act on your belief. - Since God tells you in His Word not to worry (Phi.4:6), you must stop fretting. Since He says you are valuable in His eyes (John 3:16), you must lay aside your ideas about a lack of self-worth. when you receive and believe God's authoritative, liberating truth, you have entered the doorway of freedom. -- Charles Stanley. ---------------------- -- John 8:31,32 (NIVUS) 31 ..... Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE." -- Galatians 5:1 (NIVUS) "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." -- Galatians 5:13 (NIVUS) "You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love." -- Ephesians 3:12 (NIVUS) "In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence."