One Reason that Satan Hates You..........The Story of Being Fatherless!!!

As Christians, some of us either dwell too much on the enemy (Satan) or some of us pretend that he doesn't exist at all.  I think there must be a balance of the two.  The bible is clear in that the devil is real and is aiming at killing, stealing, and destroying us.  But, the premise of this post is to illustrate one of the things that Satan hates about you! Let us first look at what two of the Major Prophets had to say about Satan's position in Heaven before his fall.  As most may know, Satan's name was Lucifer before his fall.  Check out these scriptures:

"How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!  For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation, On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.'  Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit."  (Isaiah 14: 12-15)

"You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.  You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald and gold.  The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes, Was prepared for you on the day you were created.  You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.  You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.  By the abundance of your trading, You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore, I cast you as a profane thing, Out of the Mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,  From the midst of the fiery stones.  Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you.  You defiled your sanctuaries, By the multitude of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth, In the sight of all who saw you.  All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And shall be no more forever." (Ezekiel 28: 13-19)

Now that we have illustrated Satan's prior position and fall, let us analyze this topic.  After Lucifer fell from grace, he became Fatherless.  He also took 1/3 of the angels with him.  Now, before Christ's birth in the earth, the people of Israel needed a redeemer to reconcile them back to the Father.  There was a veil between God and his people.   So, Jesus arrived on the scene and died for a lost world.  This indeed put us back into  right standing with God.  In other words, we are no longer 'Fatherless!'  Ha! See, when Jesus died for us, he didn't die for fallen angels.  Those angels decided to rebel against God and there is no recompense for them.  Instead, they will be thrown into the lake of fire on Judgment Day.  Do you see why Satan hates you so much?  He no longer has a Father! He is a fatherless misfit! You have a Daddy that loves you so much that he sent his beloved Son to die for you. Satan hates you because Christ didn't take the time to die for him; Christ took the time to die for you! 'For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.' (Hebrews 2:16) Now, Satan wants to destroy you because he wants you to be just like him: Fatherless!  He wants you to be eternally separated from God! He wants you to spend eternity in the lake of fire.  He has even gone as far to break up marriages and family.  Why? He wants everyone to experience separation and isolation! He is so jealous of you!  He is mad because humans have been given free will.  We can choose to serve God or not? He made a choice not to serve and guess where that landed him? Lost forever!  So, today, I want you to choose life! Choose Christ! Repent and return to God.  He is waiting on you! He adores and loves you! You don't have to be Fatherless!   Make a choice today; time is of the essence!!

Tanika Honey Ward 

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The Danger in Slandering Others.... (Brief Nugget)

In the past few weeks, I have gone on several rants via twitter about the danger in slandering others.   These days, people seem to confuse 'righteous judgment' with 'slander.'   I will not go into a whole spell about the difference in the two.  But, the purpose of this posting is to remind the saints of God about the dangers in slandering others.  According to Free Dictionary, slander is defined as 'A false and malicious statement or report about someone!'  It is simple; if you bear false witness against someone then you are a slanderer.  Furthermore, if you believe false witness you are a slanderer.   Just because someone says something is true about someone doesn't make it true.  So, what does the bible have to say about slandering?  In 1 Corinthians 6:8-10, Paul exclaimed a few things that God doesn't tolerate.  But pay close attention to the word slander in this scripture.  'Do not be deceived, neither sexually immoral nor idolaters adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.'   Christians love to pick and choose which sins are deemed more punishable to GOD.  People love to bash homosexuals, but God made it very clear that he doesn't like liars.  Have you ever told a lie?  So, the point I am trying to make is that slandering is dangerous.  Slandering someone is like shooting 'friendly fire.'   We become agents of satan when we slander people.  We are doing the very works of the enemy.  After all, he does stand in the presence of God daily accusing us about our sins. (Refer to the book of Job)  I will venture to say that when we slander others, we look just like satan.  Thus, the truth isn't in us.  People love to hide behind discernment and say 'God, revealed that such and such is in sin!'  But, if God revealed this to you, then why are you spreading that information instead of praying?  See, a true slanderer will always try to convince one that God gave them some deep revelations about someone else's sins.  Confessing your sins is Godly, but confessing the sins of others, makes you are slanderer.   As the Body of Christ, we need to focus on taming our suspicious minds and our vile tongues.   One of these days, God will call us home.  We will have to take account for every wasted word that came out of  our mouths.  Guess What? On that day, the Judge (GOD) cannot let us slide.  The Lord will render us righteous Judgment.   Our tongues will be buried in a graveyard with our bodies.  But, our individual souls will be held accountable for the works of the flesh.  So, if you have slandered someone in the past, then repent.  God forgives! But, we must remember to guard our tongues on a daily basis.  I will leave you with this scripture:

'Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. 

See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.  Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?  Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.'

James 3:3-12

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