HIS GIFT OF ABUNDANT LIFE FROM ABOVE

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Yesterday, we looked at a thrilling topic, "Love from above is life from above", and I believe we have been blessed by the word of God. Today I want us to delve into the kind of life God gave to man from above.

In the beginning, when God created man and placed him in the garden of Eden, He gave man a command to not eat a particular fruit. After man disobeyed God, He drove him out of the garden for the fear that man might decide to also eat of the TREE OF LIFE.

Genesis 6:22 then the Lord said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the TREE OF LIFE and eat, and live forever-"

So we see from the above text that man became prone to death the very moment he sinned.

Romans 6:23 for the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hell, you and I must know was created for the rebellious satan and his fallen angels. But satan knowing the place of man in the kingdom of God and being smart and cunning as bible describes him, was able to deceive Eve and Adam into disobeying God and stole their birthright from them.

He Satan is a thief. He came and stole that which belonged to our great grandparents which made us also become prone to death. Oh god! This devil, after robbing us of our birthright, gathered confidence and was determined to kill us and finally destroy us from enjoying everlasting life. He wanted to wipe man out of the earth.

But I have a message for you today. Oh yes, a message from above! When Jesus Christ came, He came with a mission, to restore unto us the very life that Satan stole from us; to resurrect us from the dead and save us from eternal destruction. Hallelujah!!

His gift for us today is a gift our parents, siblings, families and friends cannot give unto us. Brethren, let us seek Jesus Christ and make Him our Lord and saviour so that we may receive of His gift of life.

He said, "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly".

Let us run after the abundant (eternal) life from Jesus Christ which is the free gift of God to us.

I remember a preacher man said, "When I give you a gift and you decide not to accept it, it isn't yours. Even though it was meant for you, you would have to accept it to own it.

Brethren, let us accept this gift with all eagerness and enjoy in the everlasting life that God purposed for us from the very beginning of His creation.

Prayer: Lord I thank you for your gift of abundant life in Jesus Christ. I accept and confess Him as my Lord and saviour. I surrender myself unto you. Write my name in the book of lifeand come into my life that I may live forever. Amen.