{"id":7891,"date":"2017-09-21T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=7891"},"modified":"2017-09-17T13:07:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T17:07:51","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-9-21-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-9-21-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 9-21-17"},"content":{"rendered":"

John 10:10 (NKJV) 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<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The thief comes for one reason; to destroy us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus, on the other hand, came to give us abundant life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a stark contrast between the two. But sometimes we can get things a bit mixed up. Sometimes we can get things a bit backwards, especially when it comes to things that happen to us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes we can point our finger at God and blame Him for things that He had nothing to do with. Sometimes we even give God “credit” for the bad things that happen to us, and think that maybe He did them to teach us a lesson or bring about a change in us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But we need to always remember that God is a God of love, light, righteousness and holiness. He is perfect in every way. And everything that comes from Him is good.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

James 1:17 (NKJV) 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, sometimes God will use<\/i> the things that happen to us and the things that we go through, to teach us, shape us, strengthen us and mold us into who He wants us to be. But that doesn’t mean that He brought those things on us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We need to remember that there is only one individual who seeks to destroy and devour us; the enemy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV) 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We also need to be reminded that some of the things that happen to us are by our own hands. Decisions and choices that we make can be far-reaching and have lasting consequences. So, we need to be careful not to blame God or believe that He did these things to us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

God doesn’t give people cancer. He doesn’t cause us to have heart attacks, diabetes, etc. But He can<\/i> show us and teach us some valuable things if they do <\/i>happen to us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember; God is perfect and every good and perfect thing comes from Him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amen\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seven Seas Ministries
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