Hello everyone, my name is Elise Brooklyn and this is Scattering Flowers, a podcast where we scatter flowers of faith.
I’m so happy to be with you reading the daily Gospels together.
Let’s get started! Today is Wednesday, April 9th, and we’ll be reading John 8, 31 through 42.
Follow along in your Bible if you have one.
Now let’s read John 8, 31 through 42.
Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, If you continue my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.
They answered him, We are descendants of Abraham and have never been in bondage to anyone.
How is it that you say you will be made free?
Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.
The slave does not continue in the house forever.
The son continues forever.
So if the son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
I know that you are descendants of Abraham, yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.
I speak of what I have seen with my father, and you do what you have heard from your father.
They answered him, Abraham is our father.
Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham’s children, you would do what Abraham did.
But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God.
This is not what Abraham did.
You do the works of your father.
They said to him, We are not born of forication.
We have one father, even God.
Jesus said to them, If God were your father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God.
I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.
When you grow up in a house as a family, you take on responsibilities, like unloading the dishwasher, keeping your room picked up, and maybe tidying the bathroom.
And you do this because it is your family rules.
Sometimes I do these things without being asked.
I get special privileges, like on the weekends we get to watch movies, or we get extra playtime or fun treats, all because I obey my parents.
Wowee! What if I didn’t claim my room, but told my parents I did, just so I could get all these fun extra things?
It’s just like Jesus is saying, if you do the right thing and live in truth, you are set free.
If I do responsibilities, I have free time, or feel good because I know I was doing right by my parents.
Let’s pray, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Dear God, help us not to be slaves to sin.
Thank you for forgiving us and setting us free.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Thank you so much for listening.
I’ll be back tomorrow scattering more flowers.
See ya!