{Open Heavens} WHY YOU NEED JESUS II – Thursday November 10th 2016
Memorise:
The thief cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am
come that they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly. John 10:10.
Read: John 10:1-10 (KJV)
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door
into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a
thief and a robber.
2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he
calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them,
and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for
they know not the voice of strangers.
6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not
what things they were which he spake unto them.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I
am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the
sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it
more abundantly.
Bible in one year: Genesis 11:10-14:24, Psalms 101
MESSAGE
The
fight against the devil is a fight that you must win. You must make a
deliberate decision to keep the devil out of your life. There is nothing
good that can come from him.
“The
thief cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come
that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”
Jesus
started categorically here that both Himself and the devil have clear
missions. Anyone who is not saved through Jesus is already a victim of
the activities and works of the devil. There are many people who have
accepted defeat from the devil; they see themselves as being unable to
do anything about the activities of the devil in their lives. The seed
of Christ enables you to overcome the devil in every aspect of life, but
you must be on guard against the devil’s activities in your lives.
Thieves are always after treasures, they bother themselves with things
that are valuable and this is why you must keep your life and guard it
away from the devil.
Those
who think they are enjoying what the devil has to offer are only
deceiving themselves. The devil has nothing good to offer. The devil is a
thief who comes with the evil intent to steal, kill and destroy.
Majorly, he wants to steal the heart and affections of people for God.
Deception is the devil’s greatest tool, he is a strategist in deceiving
people, this is why the Bible tells us to
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”
Ephesians 6:11
It
is only in Jesus Christ that you can experience true riches and enjoy
the fullness of living. It is only in Christ that there are blessings
that have no link to sorrow. Those who do not allow Jesus to have a say
in their lives are only destroying themselves, because the devil will
put them in total bondage. Those who know the voice of God will follow
Him because He will speak peace into all their storms. He will set those
that are in capacity free.
The
Christian’s number one treasure is salvation. The salvation of your
soul is worth more than all the wealth in the world. Jesus teaches us
that nothing can be as valuable as the soul and nothing is worth being
replaced with your soul. The devil is after the salvation of our souls
because thieves are only after treasures. The devil would do anything within his power to make us lose our
salvation. The challenge is to keep our salvation even if we lose
everything else.
Key Point
Those who assume that the devil is no thief do so at their peril. Be wise.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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