John 10:10 Part 1 (Good God, Bad Devil)

The thief cometh not, 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.  John 10:10

     In my next few post, we will be examining this verse from several different angles. This is such a rich verse with many “nuggets” that we will dig for.  However, in this particular post, I want to examine the subtitle--Good God, Bad Devil.
  In John 10:10, Jesus exposes the agenda of Satan.  As we can see, the devil has nothing good for us.  He hates us with great hatred because God is in love with us.  Since he knows he can’t mess with God, He tries to mess with God’s children (u and I).  What irks me more than anything is when somebody blames God for their misfortune.  Under the new testament/covenant, you can’t find one situation were God was the root of the calamity.  In fact, Jesus makes a very bold statement in John 14.

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? John 14:9 

In other words, Jesus is saying that if you want to know how God would respond to any situation, just watch me.  In the 1st chapter of the book of Hebrews, the amplified bible tells us that Jesus is the perfect imprint and very image of God’s nature.  The New Living translation of the bible tells us that Jesus expresses the very character of God.  Still, the Message bible says, This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God’s nature.  When we see Jesus in the bible, we see God in man.
  Remember when the religious leaders of Jesus’ time caught that woman in adultery.  They were ready to stone her to death!  However, the Lord told them all that the person that does not have any sin can throw the first rock at her.  After all of the church leaders left, it was just the woman and Jesus.  Now keep in mind that the person without any sin was Jesus.  He had the right to knock her upside the head until she died!  Nevertheless, what did he say?  He told her that I don’t condemn you, and then Jesus told her to go and sin no more.  This is the kind of God we serve.  He is not out to cause us harm or calamity.  He is a loving and forgiving God.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to for give; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.  Psalm 86:5

This verse proclaims that God is ready to forgive!  However, many people that are ignorant of the character of God, will tell you that God is ready to give you some problem.  Remember our main verse (John 10:10).  The devil’s agenda is to cause harm and misfortune.  Jesus is on our side, and he wants us blessed.  Don’t listen to people that attribute misfortune as the workings of God.  They cannot prove it using scripture under the new covenant.  
  Not too long ago, I was attended the funeral of a young man who committed suicide.  It was a very sad tragedy, and it shook our community.  One of the ministers that were there made a comment that was totally wrong.  He went on to say how terrible this situation was.  Next, he said that we don’t know why God does these things, but perhaps it was to get everyone together in church.  I wanted to snatch that microphone out of his hand and tell him to sit down!  GOD IS NOT A KILLER!  In the life of Jesus, how many people did Jesus kill?  Now take that number and compare it to how many people did Jesus heal?    Lets not forget that when we see Jesus, we see the Father.  Jesus never killed, but He always healed.