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