John 8:32"And you will know the truth, and truth will set you free." 34 "I assure you that everyone who sins is a slave of sin. 35 A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free."
Jesus said, "I am the truth". (John 14:6). Jesus is the truth, then if you know Jesus, he will set you free. Free from want? The bondage of sin, addictions, obsessions or whatever else keeps you in bondage. Many people reject Christ because they don't want to be bound by rules and they want to be free to do whatever they want. The irony of this all is that the very reason people want to be free is what keeps them in bondage. For example, people smoke for many reasons, one reason is rebellion. But ask someone who wants to quit smoking how difficult it is. The addiction becomes the bondage. They become a slave to cigarettes. The same applies to any addiction, such as alcoholism, gambling, lust, gossip, shopping.
"I want to do what I want to do" comes with a cost. Think about it. Going back to the example of cigarettes, which are not only addictive, the habit is expensive. Even if the addiction or habit or obbssession doesn't cost money, it cost time. Being addicted to the computer, for example, is one I can admit to. It doesn't cost me any money, but it does consume my time. If I am not careful, I can waste hours on the computer, when I should be spending my time more effectively.
On the contrarty, being set free by the truth, is free. It is a free gift from God. Unfortunately, many people don't accept the gift. Many people are in denial that they are in bondage. How many times have you heard someone say, "I can quit anytime." I've said those words. Once we recognize that we have an addiction or a bad habit, we step out of denial. So, we admit we have a bad habit. Do we WANT to be free from the bad habit, or do we like the bondage we are in? Why do we stay in harmful, addictive behavior at such a high cost? Sometimes the cost is so high, people have lost everything; family, homes, jobs. But yeat they continue in the remain in the bondage of their addiction.
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