TEXT:
JOHN 10:10
"The thief comes only to
steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to
the full."
From the time that the Lord disqualified
Lucifer from His kingdom (from being one of the angels of God) till present
day, Lucifer the devil has not rested on his oars to destroy the children of
God in order to vent his anger and revenge.
The devil is in a big battle with the children
of God because he has been disgraced and banished from the presence of God as a
result of pride. In his quest to retaliate he established a destructive “ministry”
to kill, to steal and to destroy the children of God.
Many great and mighty destinies have been
stolen by the devil. Many great men and women with promising future have met
their untimely death as a result of the scheme of the devil to kill them before
they could fulfil their purpose.
Countless seed of greatness that were meant to be
used to do great exploit for God were destroyed from ignorant owner of the
seeds before these seed could become mighty and fruitful seed, and as a result
of this, the owner of the seed could not fulfil his or her God given purpose.
The disposition and purpose of God for our
lives is that we would become great, fruitful, replenish and dominate the earth
and be fulfilled. God did not create us for the earth to dominate us. It is the
devil that brings evil, bad occurrence, set back and non-achievement into the
life of the children of God. God didn’t create anybody to be a failure.
Many people are not careful or vigilant enough
as the scripture has advised us in 1 Peter 5:8 “Be
alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour.” They are careless and carefree about their destiny-
They allowed the thief (devil) to craftily come into their lives unannounced to
steal, kill and destroy their destinies!
Some of the strategies that the devil uses to destroy great destiny
is DECEIT! The devil deceives people
to see “poisonous package” as “marvellous
breakthrough” and in this wise; they trade their promising destiny for something
that is unreal or genuine- it could be by enticing them with treasure that will
not last or blessing that will bring sorrow to them later in life.- Like
engaging in fraudulent activities, sexual immoralities and so on.
The devil tried to destroy the ministry of Jesus Christ by asking
him to turn stones to bread so that he (the devil) can give Jesus the whole
world as his own. Jesus was able to defeat the devil because he was always
vigilant and always in tune with God. In fact, he just came down from the
mountain where he went to pray when the accuser and the thief came to tempt
him. Only by prayer and vigilance can you defeat the devil the destroyer.
Do not help the devil to fulfil his ministry in your life, resist
him by being careful of any offer or favour that looks very “enticing”- it
could be a bait to catch you into his trap- be vigilant and PRAY without
ceasing. Shalom!
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