ESOCS Devotional 24 June 2026 – The Power of Knowledge
MEMORY VERSE: “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” John 8:32
TEXT: JOHN 8:31-37
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
33 They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
37 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
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Knowledge is power, whether it is positive or negative knowledge. When Adam and Eve got negative knowledge, it destroyed them. Charles Darwin – the father and founder of evolution, was once a Bible school student. One day, he stumbled into a negative knowledge in form of a book that said that human beings evolved from apes, and he built on that negative information, which has become generally accepted today. Negative knowledge on the internet has led many people astray. When truth is stretched to the extreme, it becomes erroneous.
It is sad to note that there is an explosion of satanic knowledge around the world, but it takes the right knowledge to counter the wrong knowledge. Yes! To correct the wrong, present the right. Here are some of the necessities of the right knowledge.
Knowledge is key to stability: “And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of the times…” (Isaiah 33:6). Right knowledge gives stability. Ignorance instils instability. God never breaks His word. People are not stable because they are ignorant.
Knowledge brings inner strength: “… but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits” (Dan. 11:32). The things you know strengthen your spiritual experience. Thus, to know the truth is to be tough.
Knowledge delivers: “…but through knowledge shall the just be delivered” (Prov. 11:9). The absence of knowledge is the reason for bondage. People are tied because they are bankrupt of knowledge. Captivity abounds where ignorance persist (Hosea 4:6); but liberty travels on the wings of knowledge.
We also further x-ray some of the things we need to know in order to make impact
Know God: You must make conscious effort to have a full knowledge of God. Know His person, His personality, His promises, and His principles. You actually need this knowledge per time.
Know the Word: Ensure that you have a consistent diet of the word. Read and know the word. If anything is an issue of contention, search the word concerning it, so that you are not tossed about with every wind of doctrine.
Know your work: Master what you do and the service you render; master it per time. People who know their work cannot be easily sacked; do not become a liability.
Reflections
- Discard every wrong and negative knowledge.
- Know God and His word through Bible study and prayers.
Prayer
- Father, thank you for your word is true. Help me to know you more than anything else.
Further Reading: Exodus 16:1-21; 2 Kings 9:14-end; John 8:31-37; Revelation 19:1-10
ESOCS Devotional 24 June 2026
