8/26/2025 Daily Devotion: Are You Abundantly Living An Abundant Life Of Abundance?

John 10:1-18 NASB - (Jesus said) “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them. So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”

Abundant Life.

Jesus came so that you and I could have LIFE … and have it ABUNDANTLY!

• What do you think of when you think of Abundant Life?

• I think of a FULL life …

• Full of HOPE

• Full of LOVE

• Full of PURPOSE

• Full of FULFILLMENT

• Full of VICTORY

• Full of PEACE

• Full of JOY

• A life filled with the FULLNESS OF GOD.

But we aren’t always experiencing life abundantly, are we?

• So what happens when we are not experiencing His Abundant Life? What do we do?

• (Hint: The answer is JESUS!)

The answer is Jesus and ONLY JESUS!

An Abundant Life is FOCUSED on Jesus alone.

• Jesus calls us BY NAME. He knows us personally and personally calls us.

• There are strangers, thieves, and robbers calling out to us as well … do not listen to them!

• How do we recognize Jesus’ voice in the clutter of today’s world? … SPEND. TIME. WITH. HIM. We can only recognize that with which we are FAMILIAR … seek His voice amongst the chatter!

An Abundant Life is FOLLOWING Jesus alone.

• When we hear & recognize His voice … we FOLLOW & OBEY what He says!

• Jesus is leading you somewhere … His Abundant Life is one of ACTION & movement!

• Following Jesus will require FAITH in Jesus … TRUSTING Him more than you trust yourself.

An Abundant Life has FREEDOM in Jesus alone.

• Jesus laid down His own Life so that you & I could gain access to His Abundant Life!

• We FOLLOW HIM to the pastures where we find His Freedom to ENJOY His Abundant Life.

• Move about your life, enjoy your life … ENJOY JESUS! Always keeping your eyes & ears on Him and His Word as He leads you through His Abundant Life!

Jesus IS our Abundant Life. If you aren’t experiencing Him abundantly today … refocus on Him, step out in Faith to follow Him, experience the freedom of LIFE in Him.