LET YOUR FAITH SUPERCEDE YOUR FEAR

Insights into Faith
+A Deeper and more Accurate understanding of FAITH with practical application, demonstration and in accordance with the Word of God.
+The Omnipotent (All-Powerful, Unlimited and Inexhaustible) Power of God is in us by the Holy Spirit.
James 2:17, 20
Faith without works (acting or doing in accordance with the Word of God) is dead.
+Action Activates and Releases the Anointing (Power of God) so IT can FLOW and do it’s Miraculous Work in us and through us.
+Remember Faith is Continuous. Always Believing and Acting in accordance with the Word of God.
+Faith never stops…


Matthew 17:20
Jesus said unto them,
…for verily I say unto you, If you have FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, you shall say unto this MOUNTAIN, remove from here to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
+Please Notice that Jesus DID NOT SAY IF YOU HAVE FAITH THE SIZE OF A MOUNTAIN you shall say to this MUSTARD SEED remove from here…
+Sometimes we think it’s the SIZE of FAITH that moves mountains, but it is not so.
+If FAITH the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, can you imagine having FAITH the size of a MOUNTAIN.
+Faith the size of a mustard seed or Faith the size of a mountain, either way you have FAITH ENOUGH to move any mountain that is a hindrance to your life.
+YOU HAVE MOUNTAIN MOVING FAITH. USE IT AND TAKE YOUR VICTORY IN JESUS NAME. AMEN!


Power of life and death is in the tongue (Proverbs18:21), so the Principle of faith is that , “Faith must be spoken”.
Mark 11:23 Jesus said:
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall SAY unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and SHALL NOT DOUBT in his heart, BUT SHALL BELIEVE that those things which he SAID shall come to pass; HE SHALL HAVE WHATSOEVER HE SAID.
Psalm 116:10
I BELIEVED, therefore have I spoken…
+If you believe in you heart and speak what you believe, you will have what you say.
+Believe what the Word of God says, and speak what the Word of God says, and you will have what the Word of God says. Amen!


REMEMBER ALWAYS WHAT,Matthew 17:20, WHEN Jesus said:
…for verily I say unto you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say unto this mountain, Remove from here to yonder place; and it shall remove; and NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE UNTO YOU.
+In others words Jesus is saying FAITH in God makes all things POSSIBLE.
+Remember Hebrews 11:6
But without FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God…
+There is nothing too difficult for the Lord. When we put our FAITH in Him and Keep our FAITH in Him we will experience unlimited possibilities. Hallelujahs to Jesus!!!
+Faith in God makes all things possible. Amen!
•Continue to let the WORD of God be the standard for your life. Always LOVING others like Christ Jesus Loves us while keeping our Faith, Trust, and Confidence in Him.
•BLESSED you are and BLESSED you will always be and to God be all the GLORY. Amen!

Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling, and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight]– To the one only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion, and power and authority, before all time and now and forever (unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it).
[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 AMPC].

WHO ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

Whose voice do you hear ? Do you know God’s voice? If the voice you hear is telling you to do evil,or wrong things, then it’s not God. IF YOU’RE NOT HEARING FROM GOD,THEN YOU’RE HEARING FROM THE DEVIL .

“I ASSURE you, most solemnly I tell you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way (elsewhere, from some other quarter) is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The watchman opens the door for this man, and the sheep listen to his voice and heed it; and he calls his own sheep by name and brings (leads) them out. When he has brought his own sheep outside, he walks on before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. They will never [on any account] follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not know the voice of strangers or recognize their call. Jesus used this parable (illustration) with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about.

So Jesus said again, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that I Myself am the Door for the sheep. All others who came [as such] before Me are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not listen to and obey them. I am the Door; anyone who enters in through Me will be saved (will live). He will come in and he will go out [freely], and will find pasture. The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). I am the Good Shepherd.

The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His [own] life for the sheep. [Ps. 23.] But the hired servant (he who merely serves for wages) who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away. And the wolf chases and snatches them and scatters [the flock]. Now the hireling flees because he merely serves for wages and is not himself concerned about the sheep [cares nothing for them]. I am the Good Shepherd; and I know and recognize My own, and My own know and recognize Me– Even as [truly as] the Father knows Me and I also know the Father–and I am giving My [very own] life and laying it down on behalf of the sheep.

And I have other sheep [beside these] that are not of this fold. I must bring and impel those also; and they will listen to My voice and heed My call, and so there will be [they will become] one flock under one Shepherd. [Ezek. 34:23.] For this [reason] the Father loves Me, because I lay down My [own] life–to take it back again. No one takes it away from Me. On the contrary, I lay it down voluntarily. [I put it from Myself.] I am authorized and have power to lay it down (to resign it) and I am authorized and have power to take it back again. These are the instructions (orders) which I have received [as My charge] from My Father”. (John 10:1‭-‬18 AMPC).

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled”.(II Corinthians 10:3‭-‬6 NKJV)

If what you hear doesn’t line up with the word of God,it’s not God,it’s the devil,so cast it down. Don’t let it fester ,nor grow,it will only get worse. God says:

“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears”. (Hebrews 12:14‭-‬17 NKJV)

“Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE, AND I KNOW THEM, AND THEY FOLLOW ME. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand”. (John 10:25‭-‬29 NKJV)

Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling, and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight]– To the one only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion, and power and authority, before all time and now and forever (unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it).
[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 AMPC].

THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED,HAVE SEPARATE DESTINATIONS.

“For yet a little while, and the evildoers will be no more; though you look with care where they used to be, they will not be found. [Heb. 10:36, 37; Rev. 21:7, 8.] But the meek [in the end] shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. [Ps. 37:29; Matt. 5:5.] The wicked plot against the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright in right standing with God); they gnash at them with their teeth.

The Lord laughs at [the wicked], for He sees that their own day [of defeat] is coming. The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to cast down the poor and needy, to slay those who walk uprightly (blameless in conduct and in conversation). The swords [of the wicked] shall enter their own hearts, and their bows shall be broken. Better is the little that the [uncompromisingly] righteous have than the abundance [of possessions] of many who are wrong and wicked. [I Tim. 6:6, 7.] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the [consistently] righteous.

The Lord knows the days of the upright and blameless, and their heritage will abide forever. They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke] and as the glory of the pastures. They shall vanish; like smoke shall they consume away.

The wicked borrow and pay not again [for they may be unable], but the [uncompromisingly] righteous deal kindly and give [for they are able]. For such as are blessed of God shall [in the end] inherit the earth, but they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off. [Isa. 57:13c.] The steps of a [good] man are directed and established by the Lord when He delights in his way [and He busies Himself with his every step]. Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord grasps his hand in support and upholds him.

I have been young and now am old, yet have I not seen the [uncompromisingly] righteous forsaken or their seed begging bread. All day long they are merciful and deal graciously; they lend, and their offspring are blessed. Depart from evil and do good; and you will dwell forever [securely]. For the Lord delights in justice and forsakes not His saints; they are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked [in time] shall be cut off. [Then] the [consistently] righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.

The mouth of the [uncompromisingly] righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks with justice. The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. The wicked lie in wait for the [uncompromisingly] righteous and seek to put them to death. The Lord will not leave them in their hands, or [suffer them to] condemn them when they are judged. Wait for and expect the Lord and keep and heed His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land; [in the end] when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

I have seen a wicked man in great power and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil, Yet he passed away, and behold, he was not; yes, I sought and inquired for him, but he could not be found. Mark the blameless man and behold the upright, for there is a happy end for the man of peace. As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; in the end the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the [consistently] righteous is of the Lord; He is their Refuge and secure Stronghold in the time of trouble. And the Lord helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they trust and take refuge in Him”. (Psalm 37:10‭-‬40 AMPC).

“Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling, and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight]– To the one only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory (splendor), majesty, might and dominion, and power and authority, before all time and now and forever (unto all the ages of eternity). Amen (so be it).”
[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 AMPC]

FIGHT

The job of a soldier, is to fight . In the army of the Lord ,we are not fighting to get a victory, we already have the victory,through Christ Jesus.

“You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier”. (II Timothy 2:3‭-‬4 NKJV)

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled”. (II Corinthians 10:3‭-‬6 NKJV).

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—” (Ephesians 6:10‭-‬18 NKJV).

“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever”. Amen.
[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 NKJV]

WHO OR WHAT IS VALUABLE?

The Value System of God

JESUS FIRST …
The Lord Jesus Christ comes BEFORE all and He is ABOVE all.
+They who love the Lord put Him BEFORE all things and ABOVE all things.
Colossians 1:17, 18
17) And He (Christ Jesus) is BEFORE all things…
18) …that in all things he might have the PREEMINENCE.
PREEMINENCE: Surpassing all others in all things.
Pre:- before
Eminence:- above and highest rank in superiority.
+Always KEEP Christ our Lord Before and Above everyone and everything.
+Remember Jesus is not Lord AT ALL IF He is not Lord OF ALL.

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith”. (Romans 12:1‭-‬3 NKJV).


-Little is much when God is in it. Little is much when your heart is in it. Little is much when it is your all, and much will be little without God at all.
Mark 12:41-44 The widow’s two mites was little, but Jesus said she gave more than the others because it was her all.
-When you give out of sacrifice it adds value to your giving.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 when you give cheerfully and give from the heart it adds value to your giving.
-When you give out of love for others and especially out of love for God it adds value to your giving.
-The return for your giving by the Value System of God is One Hundredfold, Good Measure, Pressed Down, Shaken Together and Running Over to the point where you shall not have room enough to receive it.
+++Blessed we are and blessed we will always be and to God be all our Lord Jesus Christ be all the glory. Amen!

“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever”. Amen.
[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 NKJV]

FRIENDS AND FRIENDSHIP

Friendship
John 15:13, 15

  1. Greater love has no one than this that you lay your life down for your FRIENDS.
  2. Jesus said, “I call you FRIENDS”. Proverbs 17:17 A FRIENDS loves at all times. Proverbs 18:24 A man that has FRIENDS must show himself friendly: and there is a FRIEND that sticks closer than a brother.
    • Friends do not attack, fight and destroy one another.
    • Friends protect, defend and die for one another if necessary.
    • Friends make sacrifices for each other.
    • God is your friend and you are a friend of God.
    • A friend’s love is consistent and forever.
    • A friend is friendly, showing love, loyalty, care, concern, goodwill, benevolence, and the list goes on.
    • Friends are always close, dear and precious to each others heart.
      +It is always good and wise to know who your friends are.
    • Friendship Pt. 2
    • Proverb 17:17
    • A friend loveth at all times…
    • +Great friendships in the Bible:
    • •God and Abraham
    • •Jesus and the Church
    • •David and Jonathan
    • •and Ruth and Naomi
    • +In all the various types of relationships that we have, we can always have a friendship in the midst of them all.
    • +Some people have relationships with others, but in those relationships they do not have a friendship.
    • +Everyone cannot be your friend but you can be a friend to everyone.
    • +Everyone was not a friend to Jesus, but Jesus was a friend to everyone. He was a friend to His enemies and even those who betrayed Him.
    • +Jesus had many friends and He showed Himself friendly. May the Lord continue to keep us in friendship with Him, and use us to demonstrate what it is to be a True and Godly friend to others in the Almighty Name of Jesus Christ our Beloved Lord, Savior and Friend.
    • Amen!
    • •Continue to let the WORD of God be the standard for your life. Always LOVING others like Christ Jesus loves us while keeping our Faith, Trust and Confidence in Him.
    • •BLESSED you are and BLESSED you will always be and to God be all the GLORY. Amen!

GOD STILL DELIVERS

The Lord Watches Over Us,and delivers us out of our mess.

“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all”. (Psalms 34:17‭-‬19 NKJV).

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation. For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,…” (II Corinthians 1:3‭-‬10 NKJV).


2 Corinthians 5:21 reminds us that,
…we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.
+God’s Eyes are over us, and His Eyes watch over us, His righteous people.
+God Eyes are the only ALL SEEING EYES.
+When God watches over us He sees everything. He sees into everything, and He sees through everything.
Hebrews 4:13 AMP
[And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, and revealed to the eyes of Him with whom we have to give account.
•Continue to let the WORD of God be the standard for our lives. Always LOVING others like Christ Jesus loves us while keeping our Faith, Trust and Confidence in Him.
•BLESSED we are and BLESSED we will always be and to God be all the GLORY. Amen!

“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever”. Amen.[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 NKJV].

JUST GET UP

DON’T LET THE DEVIL REJOICE OVER YOUR FALLS

Micah wrote. “Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.” Micah 7:8

Do you know what happens when you are waiting on God? You know what I am talking about – when you have been praying and praying, standing and standing, when you are between “Amen and there it is” (waiting on the manifestation of your breakthrough.) Have you ever paid attention to the thoughts you are having? I can tell you what happens. The devil tries to convince you that your breakthrough won’t happen. He tells you that your deliverance won’t come to pass. He starts putting pressure on you. He tries to tempt you so that you give up. He whispers negative things in your ears. Why? Because he is waiting for you to quit.

When does your enemy rejoice against you? When you fall. When you make mistakes. When you slip up. When you don’t resist temptation. When you yield to pressure. When you don’t obey God. When you make vows one day and forget them the next. The devil loves it when you fall. You’ve probably heard him ridicule you. You’ve heard him intimidate you. You thought you were really trying to live by faith, but you messed up and the devil started laughing. And he let you know it.

How do you stop Satan’s laughter? How do you stop his rejoicing? You get back up!
Don’t yield to his pressures. Don’t yield to his attacks. Don’t yield to his accusations. He is the father of lies. He can’t even tell the truth. The truth isn’t in him. So don’t believe anything he says. Even if you have made a mistake that doesn’t mean you are a mistake. Your mistake doesn’t change the fact that God has a future and purpose for your life.

If you have messed up, then ask God to forgive you and rise up! Get up, shake yourself off, and move forward in what God has for you! It’s time for you to stand up and shout, “Devil, you are not laughing at me anymore. The Word says, Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise! So, I’m getting up now. I’m not sitting down in defeat any longer. I am not a quitter. I am not a failure in Jesus Name!” written by John Haley .

“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever”. Amen.
[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 NKJV]

ENCOURAGE YOURSELF, RESIST THE DEVIL.

“But David encouraged himself himself in the Lord his God”{ 1Samuel 30:6b}. Like David you have to learn to encourage yourself in the Lord your God. Do not faint, give up or lose heart. Because,your current situation is not your final destination. You may have taken a hit but keep on ticking,it’s not over till God says it’s over.

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”. (Romans 8:1‭, ‬28‭, ‬31‭-‬39 NKJV).

IF YOU’RE SICK,SAY TO YOUR SELF: “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed”. (Isaiah 53:5 NKJV)

“The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them”. (Deuteronomy 28:12‭-‬14 NKJV).

You may be bound but you will be delivered and set free. You have taken a lost but it’s not for nought ;it’s for a greater gain. You may have fallen but you will rise again. So get up and give God the glory and praise,as 1 Corinthians 15:57 says, But Thanks be to God, Who gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ. Whatever your situation is, God has the solution, and answers for it. Go pick up the Bible and search the scriptures.

IF YOU HAVEN’T ACCEPTED YOUR FREE GIFT FROM GOD, WHICH IS HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON JESUS, TAKE THIS OPPERTUNITY AND GO TO THE SALVATION BLOG,AT THE TOP OF THIS BLOG,AND DO SO NOW.

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.
[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 NKJV]

REMEMBER, Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

HOW TO FIGHT THE THIEF

Thieves only steal valuable things.

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

John 10:10 says,the only reason a thief comes ,is to steal, kill, and destroy. And
2Corinthians 2:11 warns us, be alert,Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
The thief is satan the devil himself. Where there is stealing, killing and destruction the devil is at work. In every evil act that takes place,the devil is at work. He influences and operates through mankind since the Garden of Eden with Eve and Adam. The unfortunate thing is that many do not see it that way. They see mankind as evil instead of the devil. This is exactly what the devil wants. This is deception. Be not deceived. Open Your eyes; the devil is your enemy and not mankind,and Jesus already defeated him,therefore, we don’t fight him physically.

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled”. (II Corinthians 10:3‭-‬6 NKJV)

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,…”
(Ephesians 6:10‭-‬19 NKJV)

“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen”.[Jude 1:24‭-‬25 NKJV].

Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!