Jogging Through John is a daily devotional that is meant to be read concurrently with Bible verses. It contains devotionals for the entire Book of John. Each verse and chapter that is read gives applicable life lessons and is valuable for new Christians as well as anyone who is contemplating Christianity. It is written with simple vocabulary and sentence structure conducive for those who are learning English as a second language. The intent of the author is for the reader to have a greater knowledge of God and God’s purpose for his life.
Free From Guilt
Read John 8:21-32
“And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32
Jesus is the truth. Believe Jesus. Believe the truth. Obey Jesus. Obey the truth. You will be free. All people have sin. All people do wrong. Sometimes you do right,and sometimes you do wrong. Sometimes you sin. You have sin.
Some people complain. They say, “I did wrong. I committed a terrible sin and now I feel guilty. I hate feeling guilty. My guilt makes me feel bad. I want to stop feeling guilty. I want to be free from guilt. How can I stop feeling guilty? I want to be free. I want my guilt to be gone.”
For example, maybe you told a lie, and you feel guilty. You are sorry for your lie, but you still feel very guilty. You want to be free of your guilt. God takes away guilt. Talk to God about your lie. Tell God you are sorry and ask for forgiveness. God will hear your prayer and forgive you for lying. When God forgives you for lying, He forgets about your lie. When God forgives and forgets your lie, your sin will be gone. When your sin is gone, you have no reason to feel guilty. You will be free from your lie and free from your sin, so you will not feel guilty. You will be free from guilt.
Sometimes you will do wrong. You will sin, and you will feel guilty. You need to tell God. Ask God to forgive you. God will hear you. He will forgive your sin, and it is wonderful. God will forget your sin. Your sin will be gone. You will stop feeling guilty. Your guilt will be gone. You will be free from guilt.
Only Jesus takes away sin and guilt. Only Jesus frees you from sin and guilt. Believe the truth. Believe Jesus. Let Jesus forgive and forget your sin. Your guilt will go away. You will be free. Think about your life. You obey God. You do right. When you sin, tell God the truth about your sin and ask God to forgive you. He will forgive and forget your sin. Your sin and guilt will go away. Jesus takes your sin and guilt. Jesus, the truth, frees you.
THINK:
When Jesus forgives and forgets your sin, why should you keep thinking about it?
Mrs. Oar is a former College professor at Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin. She has taught special education and elementary school in private Christian schools. Mrs. Oar was a Girl’s Auxiliary leader in the Southern Baptist Convention. She has enjoyed working as a camp counselor at various Christian camps early in her career. Mrs. Oar has a number of awards for teaching Bible to the Deaf population and has interpreted church services for more than twenty-five years. She has also worked with foreign students who were learning English as a second language at Florida State College. Mrs. Oar has a heart for children with a desire to reach those who are unsaved and those needing a greater understanding of the Bible and how to apply it in their daily lives.