And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20 By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. 21 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, 22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. (NLT)

In John 10:10a, Jesus says: ”The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy…”

It is because of the relentless and ruthless prowling activity of this ”thief” that we need to hold on tight to everything God promises us in Jesus. As at the beginning, in the garden, his approach will be to question God’s Word – to try to undermine it and get us to doubt it.

I read an article recently, written by a seasoned pastor for younger leaders. One of his pieces of counsel was: ‘Always act like the Bible is true.’ He said this, I believe, because he knows how regularly the enemy of our souls will try to get us to doubt it is so. We need to remember:

”Every word of God is flawless…” (Prov.30:5).

‘I have decided, I’m gonna live like a believer, turn my back on the deceiver, I’m gonna live what I believe.’ Amy Grant