February 2024 Magazine

Let’s Talk
Amy Richardson, Editor
W HEN WE ARE ON OUR SPIRITUAL RUIN ANYTHING HE CAN GET HIS HANDS
JOURNEY, WE MAKE PROGRESS. WE ON!
GROW IN AN UNDERSTANDING OF GOD
AND COME TO HAVE DEEPER IN JOHN 10:10, JESUS USES THIS WORD
KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM ABOUT TO LET US KNOW THAT THE DEVIL IS
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. WE SING A CUNNING IN THE WAY HE STEALS FROM
SONG THAT SAYS, “THIS LIFE IS A
JOURNEY, WE WALK BY FAITH." THERE’S
ALWAYS GOING TO BE THINGS THAT
STAND IN OUR WAY. WE AREN’T PERFECT.
PEOPLE. HE DOESN’T JUST TAKE THINGS
FROM YOU, HE MESSES WITH YOUR MIND
AND INJECTS THOUGHTS TO TAKE YOUR
PEACE AND JOY. THAT’S THEFT INVASION!
THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IS FULL OF
TRIALS, DANGERS, AND BLESSINGS.
THE WORD KILL IN THIS SCRIPTURE
MEANS TO SACRIFICE. THE THIEF CANNOT
BEAR THE FACT THAT YOU POSSESS ANY
KIND OF BLESSING. SO IF HE IS
UNSUCCESSFUL AT STEALING THE GOOD
THINGS FROM YOUR LIFE, HE WILL
CUNNINGLY CONVINCE YOU TO GIVE UP
EVERYTHING YOU POSSESS AND LOVE. HE
MAY CAUSE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS THAT
MAKE YOU BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY
SOLUTION IS TO SACRIFICE THE THINGS
YOU LOVE DEARLY.
JOHN 10:10 TELLS US THAT THE THIEF
COMES ONLY TO STEAL, KILL, AND
DESTROY. I HAVE COME THAT YOU
MIGHT HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT
ABUNDANTLY. IT’S NOT JUST AS SIMPLE
AS THEFT. SEE WHEN SOMEONE STEALS
FROM YOU, YOU CAN REPLACE THINGS,
BUT AN INVASION IS AN UNWELCOME
INTRUSION INTO YOUR DOMAIN. I
BELIEVE THAT’S WHAT THIS SCRIPTURE
REALLY MEANS. THE GREEK WORK FOR
THIEF MEANS “ONE WHO STEALS”. HE
WANTS TO DESTROY YOUR JOB, YOUR
JOY, YOUR HAPPINESS, YOUR HEALTH,
YOUR FINANCES, YOUR MARRIAGE, AND
YOUR KIDS. THE THIEF JUST WANTS TO
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THE WORD DESTROY LITERALLY MEANS
TO DESTROY. IF THE THIEF IS
UNSUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO STEAL
FROM YOU OR CONVINCE YOU TO
SACRIFICE THE THINGS THAT MEAN THE
MOST TO YOU, THEN HE WILL TRY TO RUIN
YOU.