I Came: To Give Life and Life Abundantly

by David Chadwick

Emmanual. God with us. The hope of glory. Jesus came to us when we couldn't come to him. Through Adam and Eve's rebellion, sin entered the world and separated us from God, but he came to rescue us!

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

Another powerful "I came" statement made by our Savior and King. Why Jesus left heaven to come to earth.

In this verse, Jesus tells us why he chose to leave the splendor of heaven to enter the squalor of this world. He wanted to give us abundant life. And, according to 1 John 3:8b, "The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil."

By conquering the enemy, he could offer his children abundant life.

On the cross, Jesus reigned victorious over sin and death. For those of us who love Jesus, the devil has lost his power over us. The blood-bought believer stands blameless and pure, unable to be accused by the wiles of the enemy.

Satan, the liar, comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But we now have eternal life!

Where Satan steals, Jesus is the restorer of what's been stolen.

Where Satan kills, Jesus gives life.

Where Satan destroys, Jesus is the rebuilder of the broken walls and restores what's been destroyed.

Jesus came to give us LIFE and to give it to us ABUNDANTLY. True life. In the Spirit. Joy. Peace. Purpose. Like never before. Beyond anything we could ever imagine.

When you abide in Jesus, his new life flows in and through you. That's Jesus's greatest Christmas gift to all who believe in him.

It's another major reason HE CAME…