Healing From The Lives Of The Past. John 8:31-32

Healing from the lives of the Past John 8:31-32

Good Morning

Stand with me and lift your bible and repeat after me.

This is my Bible.

I am what it says I am.

I can do what it says I can do.

I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be.

Today I will learn more of the word of God.

The indestructible, never ending, living word Of God.

I will never be the same.

I will never be the same.

In Jesus Name

Amen?

Before you sit down, say good morning to your brothers and sisters.

Today the message is about moving on from the past,

We all carry stories in our hearts—stories of things said to us, things done to us, or things we’ve convinced ourselves about who we are.

Many of these stories are rooted in lies.

Maybe you’ve been told you’re not good enough.

Maybe the enemy has whispered in your ear, telling you that your past mistakes define your future.

Maybe you’ve believed that your worth is tied to what you do, or to your failures.

These lies can imprison us, leaving us trapped in shame, insecurity, and despair.

But here’s the good news: God’s truth has the power to heal.

In John 8:32, Jesus says, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Truth is what breaks chains. Truth is what heals wounds.

God’s truth is not just words on a page—it is living and active, able to reach into the deepest parts of our hearts and change us from the inside out.

The Battle for Our Minds

In 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, the apostle Paul reveals that the battle for our lives is fought in our minds. He writes:

“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

The enemy’s primary strategy is to attack our minds. He feeds us lies that form strongholds—false beliefs that become deeply entrenched in our hearts. These lies often sound like:

- "You’re unlovable."

- "You’re too broken to be fixed."

- "You will never overcome your past."

These strongholds can seem impossible to break.

But the good news is that God has given us divine weapons—His Word, His Spirit, and His truth.

These are more powerful than any lie. When we take every thought captive and bring it into alignment with God’s truth, those strongholds are destroyed.

The Healing Power of God’s Truth (Isaiah 61:1-3)

In Isaiah 61:1-3, the prophet declares the mission of the Messiah—Jesus. He says:

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”

This passage is a declaration of God’s healing mission to bind up the brokenhearted and set the captives free.

Jesus came to heal us from the ashes of brokenness and to replace them with a crown of beauty.

He came to restore what the enemy has stolen—your joy, your peace, and your identity.

When you embrace God’s truth, He will beautify the ashes of your past and replace your mourning with joy.

He will take your despair and give you a spirit of praise.

God’s truth has the power to transform the pain of the past into a platform for His glory.

Let me share a story about Rachel, a woman whose life was forever changed when she encountered the truth of God’s Word.

Rachel grew up in a home where performance was everything. Her parents were successful, and there was always pressure to measure up. From a young age, Rachel internalized the lie that her worth was based on her achievements. No matter how hard she tried, she never felt good enough. Her worth was always tied to her grades, her job, or how she looked. If she failed in any of those areas, the voice in her head would say, "You’re not enough. You’ll never measure up."

As Rachel grew older, she struggled with anxiety and a sense of inadequacy that haunted her. She constantly felt like she was one mistake away from being exposed as a fraud. She tried to numb the pain by staying busy, but deep down, she was trapped in the lies that defined her.