"All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house; But you are cast out of your grave Like an abominable branch, Like the garment of those who are slain, Thrust through with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit, Like a corpse trodden underfoot."
Isaiah 14:18-19
"He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth."
1 Chronicles 16:14/Psalm 105:7
That passage from Isaiah is the Word of the Lord to Lucifer, who was kicked out of heaven for desiring to be equal to God, or worse, exalted above Him.
In this day and age of Al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations, on this day of remembrance of the fall of the Twin Towers, let us not forget, that Satan was once cast out of heaven by God. Let us not forget that Satan is not the equal evil counterpart to God. Satan is a created being, who must go to God and report in, just as he did in Job 1.
On this day, it is sometimes easy to forget that God is still God, and it is in Him we live and breathe and have our being. It is God who is in charge of the universe, not terrorist organizations. Not Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaida. Not Iraq. Not Iran. It is the One True God, Yahweh. Elohim. El-Shaddai. LORD Jehovah. Yah. It is not Satan or any of his fallen angels who follow him. It is easy to forget sometimes when all we see around us is wars and rumors of wars, and earthquakes, and famines, and pestilence. Beloved, it is time to burn white hot for the kingdom of God, because the time is short. Jesus is coming soon for His Bride, the Church.
Let us examine ourselves to make sure we are in the faith, as Paul said in 2 Corinthians 13:5. Jesus is coming soon, at a time when we know not, or least expect Him. If we get our eyes off of Him, and onto this world full of kings seeking power, and terrorists seeking fear, then we will be anxious and fearful. But we are not called to fear. We are called to faith. Fear is the opposite of faith. This day, I choose to place my trust in the One who is coming again. Jesus Christ the Son of God.
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