JOHN 10:10
Thieves are hated and when caught may be beaten, imprisoned, or made to pay restitution, or even sometimes, in cases of mob justice – they have been killed. The thief in our text is the devil, also known as Satan or Lucifer. He was once in Heaven. Now that he has fallen from God’s grace, his plan for mankind is to block our salvation and blessings from God.
The thief tries to mess with us and take everything good that Jesus painstakingly suffered and died for us to have.
How do we get back those things that have been stolen from us? How do we secure what we have to prevent them from being stolen by the devil? How do we maintain our joy? The good news is that God is in the protection and restoration business. He will give us back double for our trouble and beauty for our ashes! He will keep intact what we also commit to His hands by faith and through prayers. When we put our trust in Him, we are covered and the thief is defeated.
