Why Did Jesus Come?

"The thief cometh not, but 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).

Why did Jesus come?

Did Jesus come to give us some creed to live by? Did He come to give us a code of ethics - a list of "do's and don'ts" - to straighten us out? Did He come to start a new religion, or to found a new church?

No! Jesus came for one purpose: That we might have life, and that we might have it more abundantly!

This word "life" is the biggest word of the Gospel. Man needed life, because he was spiritually dead. Spiritual death, which is the nature of the devil, was imparted to man at the fall of man, when Adam sinned.

The eradication of this devil-nature is what God has worked toward in all the ages. It was the reason why Jesus came to the earth. Jesus stated, "I am come that they might have life."

The only thing that will meet man's need is the nature of God: eternal life. Nothing can take its place.

When a person receives eternal life, he receives the nature of God, the life of God, into himself. This is that divine act that changes a man from the family of Satan to the family of God instantly.

Confession: The life of God has been imparted to my spirit. I am alive unto God. The life of God - the nature of God - is imparted to my spirit. I will let the life and nature of God that's in me, dominate me.

Source: Faith Food Devotions by Kenneth E. Hagin.