By Pastor Silas Imenwanmhin
Scripture: 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 abundantly.
Our scripture this morning did not shy away from the possible outcome of satanic invasion. What he does when he invades lives, destinies, home and the outcome of his touch and presence.
The scripture was clear, that his purpose is to kill, to steal and destroy. He snatch away life from unsuspected victims, destroy marriages, destroy homes and more. However, the works of darkness is not the focus this morning but our advantage, our hope, our confidence. We have a direct counter effect, I have come to give life, to undo what the enemy has done, to restore what he has stolen, to give life back to those whose life has been snatched, to put together what has been destroyed. This was an emphatic statement from life itself and this statement was not just because Jesus possessed life, he was life Himself. That was why he said I am come to give you Life even in abundance. He is the well that doesn’t run dry, He is the life that has defiled dead, the resurrection that publicly ended the power of the grave. He said, I am not just a possessor, I am life, and I have come to give you in abundance, more than you can imagine. He knows there are situations in your life that are long dead and forgotten, he knows your struggle, he knows your battles, he knows your pain, he knows you are just bidding time because nothing seems to have life around you.
That is why this morning he is telling you, cry no more, I have come, to give you life, he is saying to you, I am the answer to your many years of prayers. Suddenly, life is coming back to that home, suddenly change has come to that destiny. Beloved, rejoice the life giver said congratulations. For whom the son of man set free is free indeed. Welcome to life. Hallelujah!
