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REAL STEALING


Text : John 10:10

 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 .

Basically,  the devil  has three main goals to achieve in this world : to steal, kill and destroy. 

Today, we shall be looking at the first goal of the devil since he left his place in heaven.

The devil is in this world walking to and fro, up and down to steal from all humanity; believer or unbeliever, rich or poor, black or white, young or old, wise or poor. 

When you hear about stealing, what readily comes to your mind may be tangible things like your car, your house or your money. Yes! the devil does steal all of these, but the real thing he wants to steal from you is your very soul.

The devil, who is a thief is out to steal away your soul in order that you may be missing in God's kingdom eternally.

He does this stealing of your soul by stealing away the seed of the kingdom from your heart. (Matthew. 13:19). Having heard the word of the Kingdom, the enemy comes to steal it away so that you won't profit from it. 

All that this thief is out to achieve in your life is for you to loose grip on the word of truth which is able to save your soul. (James 1:21).

The devil is the thief who makes it difficult for you to understand God's word, needless to talk of applying it. The devil is the one who is behind your unbelief. He does not want you to truly believe the word of God. He is the one behind your lazy attitude towards the word of God. He is the one that makes it difficult for you to be able to apply all the word of God you have been hearing.

He comes regularly to steal the word of the kingdom from people's heart. He goes to church meetings regularly, and stays at the gate, and  sometimes he even goes into the church to steal from the people.

For instance, if you are asked about what the preacher preached about during last Sunday Service, it is possible you can't even remember one single thing. How then can you apply what you can't remember. It is because the enemy has stolen it away. 

Whenever you go to church or sit anywhere to hear God's word, always ensure that you receive the word of God into your heart, pray about the word you've received, write it down and continuously meditate on it. It is then the word you've received becomes flesh, and result into great gain.

 Always guard your heart so that the treasure in it will not be stolen by the enemy. The treasure is the word of God sown into the ground of your heart.

 Bible reading:

John 10:1-21.

 Prayer focus

Father Lord give me the grace to always guard my heart so that the devil will not be able to steal the treasure of the kingdom away from my heart.

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