The Thief
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The Thieving Lion
The Thieving Lion
Luke 13:24 “24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”
The Door
The Door
A door represents a way to another place in your life. It is a transition to a greater calling for a specific task or work, or spiritual growth. Jesus said I am the door in John 10:9 “9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” When you go through a door you are transitioning from one place to another. Jesus is saying that through Him you can transition from a life that is lost to a life of salvation.
A door can also be a for the enemy to enter your life to wreak havoc. To steal, kill, and destroy. He is:He is:
A Roaring Lion
A Roaring Lion
A roaring loin represents power and authority. It represents a door our an authority that you have given the enemy into your life. How many of you know that the enemy has no authority unless you give it to Him?
The devil is represented as:
The Darkness, The Lie, and The Death
The Darkness, The Lie, and The Death
His way is forceful, Loud and ends in defeat! When the enemy comes in he is normally very loud and makes a lot of noise. What do people do when they hear something very loud? It usually gets their undivided attention. Thats what the enemy wants! he wants to distract you from the things of God! He wants to be louder than God in your life. He wants to force you in to his way!
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Darkness
Darkness
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
Darkness represents blindness, being lost or confused! When we are walking in darkness we are blind. What happens when you cant find your way? You become panicky, confused and the pressure of the darkness begins to be evident in your life. People who live in darkness are living in desperation not comprehending the light of the truth.
The Lie
The Lie
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Darkness create desperation. Desperate people often grasp any and everything the feels good, looks good, or sounds good. How many of you know that just because it feels good or sounds good or looks good doesn’t always mean that it is good. We must judge our life, our living by the truth of Gods word! To walk in a lie is to walk in the spirit of error! A Lie is to either add to or take away from the truth.
The Death
The Death
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
When we allow the enemy to come in he leads us with lies that blind us from the truth and we walk in darkness! We become the walking dead! Spiritually dead. The fruit of darkness produces dead works! A life filled with deceit and discord spreading death through the pressures that the devil has created in their own life. They are a miserable people always harshly pushing others being forceful and loud when things don’t go their way. They create misery because they live in misery. They bring death to everything that is good, everything that is right, everything that is God!
Sin is the wages of death! Romans 6:23 “23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
The Way, The Truth, and The Life
The Way, The Truth, and The Life
John 14:6 “6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
The Way
The Way
30 I have chosen the way of truth: Thy judgments have I laid before me.
He is the way to a life of joy, Peace and happiness! When you are allowing the spirit to lead you you are a person that is pleasant to be around. Because you live in the way you desire for those around you to be blessed as you have been blessed. You lift others up because you live a life that has been lifted by the father. You are the light of the world. Because you know the way you show the way!
The Truth
The Truth
8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
You live a life that has been illuminated by the truth of Gods word. You are a person that loves the word, lives the word and is an example of the word. Your eyes have been opened to the tricks of the enemy and you do not fall for his distractions. You stand strong because of the truth in your life. You are steadfast and unmovable! You are a tree planted by the rivers of life! You are rooted and grounded in the word of God! Just like the truth is found in Jesus, the truth can be found in your life!
The Life
The Life
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.
You have been transitioned from a life of dead works into a life filled with the fruit of life itself! You live a life that is illuminated by the glory of God! Your life radiates the presence of God in your every step, in your every word, in the example set before you! Jesus said “ I can only do what I see my father do” you imitate your father in heaven and because you live the life other can find the life. Your life opens a door of life to those that are around you!
CON: You may find many doors in life that we can walk through but, there is only one door to life everlasting! Jesus is the only way! There is no other way!. We can look around and see clearly through the life of others on weather or not they are living in the way or weather or not they are living in darkness. Don’t let the devil push you round! Don’t let him deceive you! You are a child of the King of Kings! You have the right to walk in everything that God has for you!