Purpose: Sent to Facilitate Abundant Living [1]

Sent to Facilitate Abundant Living

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.
– John 10:10

In not so many words, Jesus summed up the mission of the devil (herein called the thief) on earth; he came to steal from mankind, as well as to kill and destroy them. Now, this diabolical mission of the devil is not to be taken literally, as he does not just steal material things. He does not merely snuff out the life when he kills, nor does he only just destroy tangibles; his mission is far more horrendous than those.

For instance, in addition to stealing our assets; he also seeks to steal our peace, joy, harmony, virginity, conscience, rewards, attention, focus and so on. Moreover, he does not only kill someone physically – as if that is not bad enough – but, he also seeks to kill our dreams, enthusiasm, energy, morals, morale, passion, spirituality and so forth; while, his destructive mission also extends to our labor, marriage, testimony, plan, source of pride, harvests, environments, atmospheres, as well as our relationships with God, with spouse, with others, among other things.

However, Jesus came to do the exact opposite. He came that we may have life instead of the death and destruction that the devil has in his kitty for us. Having courted death and destruction because of their disobedience in the Garden of Eden, Jesus came to offer Himself as the once-for-all propitiation to remove the death sentence on humankind by dying on the cross. There, He also took on the doom that was the lot of humankind on account of the curse pronounced after the fall. By so doing He wiped out the knell of destruction hovering over our heads for sins committed.

Jesus came to do that much for us. But He forces the gifts He offers on no one. Only those who accept Him as their Lord and Saviour can benefit from His ministry, His offerings, and His works. Will you?

You will succeed in Jesus Name!

Also read:

• Purpose: Called to Reveal the Truth
• The Fern and the Bamboo Story
• I Doubted If I was a True Christian