John 8
Jesus makes it very clear that people imitate their father, though the people that day claimed to be children of Abraham their actions and beliefs made a case against their own report. Jesus saw through their words and recognized their actions to be consistent with that of the enemy. God is just, holy, and the Father of truth if He is your Father then you will be like Him. There are many claims today of people in the media being Christians, even co-workers, friends, and family though we cannot judge or condemn we are expected to know from who they come from by their words and actions. Jesus told us these things so that those who believed Him would not be led astray.
(John 8:31-32 NLT) Jesus said to the people who believed in Him, "You are truly My disciples if you remain faithful to My teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
The moment we listen to direction from sources other than God we open ourselves to being led down the wrong path. If we do not spend time in prayer or time reading His Word how will we know Him, how will we be led by Him when life requires us to make choices? If our prayer life is not consistent with the Word of God are we not confusing ourselves into believing something other than truth? It’s not enough to pray, people from every religion pray but we are to hunger and thirst for righteousness, to desire His presence in our daily lives and each day know Him more. When we go to school or work, when we come home to be with our families, even when we are alone our one desire shall be God’s presence in our own lives. One of the big problems with the people Jesus was speaking to in chapter 8 was that they were not aware of their own blindness for in their minds they knew they descended from Abraham but they did not know him. You see blood lines don’t matter, whether Jew or Gentile makes no difference that which leads to eternal life is determined by whom you follow and imitate.
