Vital Signs: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

 Free Indeed: Living Without Accusation

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

John 8:36 ESV

All of us have things in our past that could be brought up to accuse us and make us feel shame. Some of these might be known publicly, while others might be things no one knows about but that weigh us down.

Imagine if you could wake up tomorrow knowing that nobody could accuse you of anything at all. Well, you can.

Remember the story of the woman caught in the very act of adultery. What she had done in secret was now her public shame! Yet that one act was only a tiny moment in a life filled with broken dreams, loss, and betrayal.

In that story, there were many who could accuse her—but not Jesus. The Word of God exhausts the possibilities of human language to assure you that if you trust in Jesus, then no one—absolutely no one—will ever be able to accuse you because you are “fully forgiven.”

God created you to live free in Him.