One of the great mysteries in life is where sin came from. Why would anyone, created by God and dwelling in glory with him, choose to sin? How did Satan become Satan? Due to some bad translations in the King James Version, people have reached some false assumptions about the Evil One.
Isaiah 14:12-15, tells about the arrogance and pride of the King of Babylon, who raised himself up in his own eyes. He thought himself to be a bright morning star. And so, he lifted up himself and thought he should usurp the throne of God and rule over all. He determined to ascend on high and become like God himself, but for his pride he would be brought down low.
Shining morning star,
how you have fallen from the heavens!
You destroyer of nations,
you have been cut down to the ground.
You said to yourself:
“I will ascend to the heavens;
I will set up my throne
above the stars of God.
I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly,
in the remotest parts of the North.
I will ascend above the highest clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”
But you will be brought down to Sheol
into the deepest regions of the Pit.
Ultimately, this is the only real issue of life - who is the boss? Are you going to yield to God and walk in submission to him, acknowledging Jesus Christ as Lord every day? Or will you follow Satan's pattern and rebel? God is on the throne of heaven. Who is enthroned in your heart?
Father, may my life be lived in obedience to you. May you receive from me and from my life the glory that you deserve.
This devotion had me wondering about the first act of sin. We always think of Adam and Eve as the first sinners but did Satan disobey God first? God has always been, but did he create angels first and Satan was really the first to go against God's will? This is probably a loaded question but it was something I began to wonder about during this devotion.
ReplyDeleteWhen the Bible speaks of Adam and Eve as the first sinners, it is speaking of the act of bringing sin into the human race. Of course, Satan was the first to rebel against God's authority, but it was A&E who brought that sin into humanity. It is their sin that was the origin of our sin nature, so it is that act of sin that is significant for us.
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