Today’s Scripture Reading:   John 10:10; 1 John 4:4

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. 

Satan’s job is to make life miserable everyday.  He doesn’t want anyone to experience joy, contentment, or peace in life and spends all of his time attempting to hinder our relationship with God because he wants all the Glory.  Satan will do everything in his limited power to separate us from God so that we don’t experience abundant life.  Jesus says in John 10:10, the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.  Abundant life is the life that we are supposed to live on a daily basis but many Christians are living defeated lives. 

     What does it mean to live an abundant life?  Does having one million dollars in the bank mean that you are living abundantly?  Does driving a BMW or Benz mean that you have abundant life?  The abundant life that Jesus is talking about only occurs when we pursue an intimate, dynamic, relationship with Him on a daily basis.  Abundant life has nothing to do with what you drive, or how much money you have in the bank, but has everything to do with how much Jesus Christ you have in your internal spiritual bank account.  Listen, Satan comes to make withdrawals from your spiritual bank account everyday but Jesus Christ came to make deposits into spiritual bank account so that you would live a life that would overflow with His love, power, peace, and joy.  It is time to change your pin number so that Satan doesn’t have access to your spiritual bank account anymore!! 

     1 John 4:4 says, you are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.  Satan can’t steal, kill, and destroy you if you truly believe that greater is He who is in you than he who is the world!  Do you believe that today?  Many people are living defeated Christians because they fail to realize who is inside of them.  We have the power within to walk in victory but instead we rely on our own strength and lose every time.  God never intended for us to fight battles on our own!  When you understand that greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world, you will experience victory and have abundant life that can’t be taken away by Satan.  I challenge you to examine your life.  Are you living the abundant life that God has for you or are you allowing Satan to steal, kill, and destroy you?  Don’t give Satan an opportunity to come into your life at all today because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world!!!

Nugget For The Day:

You will experience abundant life once you realize who is inside of you. 

Pray This Prayer With Me:

Father, I want to live an abundant life and will not allow Satan to steal, kill, and destroy me.  Help me to walk in the truth that greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world.  Father  you are an awesome God and I will give you all the glory, praise, and honor due your name.  In Jesus name I pray, amen.

Living Water (John 4:10-14)

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Min. Parnell L. Woods, Jr. (John 3:30, He must increase, but I must decrease.)