Abundant life

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10
While the day of the Lord is called “as a thief in the night”, the ‘thief’ referred to here is Satan. He comes to the sheepfold only to steal, kill and destroy. He wants to attack the sheep, to frighten them, to remove them from the fold and scatter them. Jesus, on the other hand, is the good shepherd. He lays down His life to protect the sheep from the thief. He wants them to grow mature and strong, and to have a productive and full life.
We can only find true fulfilment in life if we are in Christ. However Satan presents the opposite: that Jesus will make our lives restricted and miserable, but sin is fun and pleasurable. While sin may be pleasurable for a time, its end result is death (Rom. 6:23). And while it may seem that the Christian life has rules that keep us from ‘enjoying’ a sinful lifestyle, we are far from miserable. Instead, we have great joy through the Holy Spirit, and the hope of a glorious eternity in heaven with the Lord – joy and fun that we could never experience on earth, no matter who we are or what we might do.
Abundant life is yours today, if you belong to Christ. Grab it with both hands and seek Him with all your heart, for there life finds its fulfilment.