THE MASTER THIEF

 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 more abundantly.

 

Have you ever been around a master thief? Then you know you can not be too careful with your belongings. Anything valuable as wallet, watches and jewelry is at great risk around a master thief. The master thief is extremely talented in bringing your focus away to something else, while he steals your valuable goods. When you leave, suddenly you realize that your wallet is missing, or your watch is missing. The thief stole it while he kept you busy focusing on other things than your belongings.

 

The Devil is a Master thief. He is a master in distractions. My advice is not to hang around the thief. Stay away from areas where he is. The biggest mistake Eve did was going to the tree she was not allowed to eat of. That’s where the thief was waiting for her. You see, when you hang around the master thief, you always will leave with something missing. You watch series, entertainment, and movies with violence, immorality, profane language etc. You go to sinful places maybe, and think it will not harm you as long as you don’t do anything yourself. Before you know it your peace is missing. Your joy is gone. Your power is not there anymore. What happened? The Master thief stole it while he kept you busy focusing on other things. 

 

So what should we do? Instead of hanging around the thief, let us hang around the one that will give us life, and that more abundantly. While you hang around him, he will take away guilt, shame, anger, bitterness, jealousy etc.