Kill, Steal, and Destroy.

Kill, Steal, & Destroy…..

John 10:10: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Yes we all know that familiar verse, but do we really know how it applies to our life? The Lord wants to help us to learn strategies from the Word on how to combat the enemy’s attacks. God has supplied us with a sword, but it’s up to us to practice and then actually use it.

2Timothy 2:15: Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

All that being said, let’s dive into some deep waters.
So, what does it mean to kill, steal, and destroy? I’m going to talk about three specific things that the enemy tries to kill, steal, and destroy.


To KILL, according to dictionary.com, means: to deprive life in any manner, to destroy, do away with, neutralize, muffle, or deaden.

1) The enemy wants to KILL your PURPOSE.

What is purpose? You ask. Your purpose is the very reason you were put on this earth. It is the plan that the Lord has designed for you that will bring glory to Him. And, yes, the enemy is out there to kill it. The enemy is going to try everything in his power to get you to neglect and turn away from your purpose. He wants to get you to neglect your purpose by allowing things in your life to become distractions. He will also get you to turn away from your purpose. He will speak lies and say you have no purpose: that your life is useless. So, how do we as Christians combat this attack? First we must keep our eyes on Jesus at all times. This will help keep us from being distracted. Second, we must silence the lies of the enemy. We do this by studying and learning the Word. And of course if we start to fall, we repent and turn from our ways.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.


To STEAL, according to dictionary.com, means: to take without permission, to gain or seize, or to appropriate without right or acknowledgement.

2) The enemy wants to STEAL your Worship.

How arrogant the enemy can be. He would like nothing more than to steal your worship, which would bring glory to him. He wants you to be so distracted, depressed, and selfish that you can’t worship God. Worshipping God is what we were created to do. Everything we do and are should bring glory to God. The enemy is so jealous, that he does everything in his power to steal your worship. So, how can we combat him? We have to maintain a lifestyle of worship. It’s a mindset that we have to constantly keep up. This can be done in many different forms: through prayer, scripture, meditation, or musical worship. When you constantly have your mind focused on God, it’s very hard for the enemy to distract you. It’s also important to live a life of repentance, since sin is what separates us from God.

Isaiah 50:7: Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame

Matthew 4:10b: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only

To DESTROY, according to dictionary.com, means: to reduce, to put an end to , to kill, to render ineffective or useless, or to defeat completely.

3) The enemy wants to DESTROY your MARRIAGE.

Yes I said marriage. This applies to single and married people. Marriage is a reflection of who God is. It has been part of His plan from before there was time. He so elegantly uses marriage as a symbol for the church and Christ. So, what better way for the enemy to attack than to try to destroy this biblical principle. For married couples, this is simple. The enemy wants to put a wedge between you and your spouse. He tries various ways to disturb it’s foundation. Whether it be through, physical or emotional affairs, pornography, or even simple life stuff. Any of these can create distractions, pain, hurt, and resentment. So, as Christians, we must be on guard. As a married couple, you need to make sure you both as individuals are maintaining you relationship with God. This is number one. Second, you need to pray together and seek the Lord together. Thirdly, you need to familiarize yourself with what the enemy looks like. And lastly, forgiveness and love go along way, just ask Jesus. For singles, yes the enemy wants to destroy your marriage even before it begins. He wants there to be sexual confusion, perversion, and sex outside of marriage. He wants you to deal with homosexual feelings, to look at pornography, and to have sex before marriage. He flat out wants you to struggle in all of these areas. Therefore, we as single Christians, have to constantly guard ourselves and to maintain a lifestyle of purity. A lifestyle of purity means being pure in our heart, head, eyes, mouth, and hands.; It’s pure in our love, in what we think, what we see, what we say, and what we touch or do. We also, need to be aware that if we do make mistakes, Jesus is there waiting for us to come back to Him so he can restore us.

Psalm 51:10-17: .Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. .Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit. .Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

I hope you have been encouraged. It is important that we as Christians recognize the plans of the enemy and take action against him. However, do not let that distract you from worshipping and loving the One who first loved us. Keep focused on Him and fall more in love with Him everyday and you’ll find that you are less and less distracted by the enemy. Memorize scripture: It is the “Sword of the Spirit” and “sharper than any two edged sword. It will protect you from the enemy’s lies. Never give up and always allow the Holy Spirit to correct you. And remember God is a holy God who deserves nothing less than holiness from His people. HE IS WORTHY!