The Most High

 

 

How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said it in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly, on the heights of Zaphon; I will ascend to the tops of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High.” But you are brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the Pit.

 

Isaiah 14:12-15

 

Long ago in heavenly places, an angel fell into spiritual piracy. Lucifer was a cherub who stood in the glory of God. But his own self-love replaced love for his Creator. Desiring to be like the Most High, he led a rebellion and was cast out of heaven. Today the devil and his minions are doing whatever they can to commandeer the lives of human beings.

 

Even so, we do not need to be afraid. Satan is a dangerous enemy, but Jesus sealed his ultimate fate when He rose from the dead. And He has given us everything we need to withstand the attacks from the devil.

 

He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

 

Our Daily Bread – March 22, 2006