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Life Giving Voice (John 10:10)
“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.”
God the Father has beautiful plans for His kids, plans for their growth and prosperity (Jeremiah 29:11). His desire is that we experience life in all its fullness and abundance, but there are many precious people who may not be seeing the reality of His good plans because the “thief” has been active to hinder them.
The first mistake Eve made in the garden of Eden was to listen to the voice of the serpent. She and Adam enjoyed the presence of God and they knew His voice because of how they fellowshipped with Him daily in the garden. However, when she heard the voice of the enemy and listened to it, it marked the beginning of the end. Eve believed a lie about God and this opened the door to all the problems that followed. Many followers of Jesus do the same when they attribute bad things to the hand of God, and believe this is His voice speaking or His hand in action. While God can speak to us through any situation we are in, we cannot forget that Jesus came to give us an abundance of life and to eradicate the works of the enemy (1 John 3:8). Death and destruction are not from Him; they are most definitely from the devil who comes to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus said “I have come to give you life and life more abundantly” and His is the voice that speaks into our lives, the voice we should be listening to. He came to take away sickness, not give it to us, and to raise us up to higher ground, not drag us down.
Many precious people are believing that their difficulties have been given to them by God but this is a lie of the enemy. The heart of the Father is to see His kids grow up to be fruitful, free and strong, and to walk in the heavenly abundance He has already decreed for them. Receive the voice of the Lord through this message today as He calls you to quieten your heart and listen to Him. He has plans for you and they are plans for greatness and glory. Let there be no further confusion in your heart about what is from God and what is from the enemy because the voice of God always speaks life. His voice comes forth from His heart of absolute love. His voice is His Word, and His love is so great that His Word became flesh and came to dwell among us.
Stop listening to the voice of the thief, dear friend. He wants to steal, kill and destroy but he cannot do it unless you empower him by listening to his voice and believing it. You may have been coping with many difficulties but these are not from heaven. Abba God has something different for you, something good and wonderful, which Jesus died to give you. He came to give you all the abundance and assurance of the resurrected life.
Dear friend, let the love of Abba God be the voice that speaks loud and clear to you every day and in every situation. Know His voice and let it become the sweetest voice of all to you, the voice that flows from a heart of endless love. It is a love that never changes and His plans for us are always good. You may be believing that you do not hear the voice of God, but I bind that lie right now in Jesus’ mighty name. The Lord is always with you and He is speaking to you constantly. He is speaking words of life into your spirit even now, strengthening you and calling you up to higher ground. His voice brings life and empowers us to live in victory. This is why the centurion in Matthew 8:8 said “Just say the Word from where you are and my servant will be healed.” He knew the voice of Jesus sets the captives free! May His power and presence fill you as you believe and receive. May His voice become very clear to you and may you hear Him speak healing, power and life to you, in Jesus’ mighty name, amen!
Minoli Haththotuwa, 20 October 2014
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