We are at war against an enemy we cannot see. To stand a chance in this war it is important that we know our enemy. The profile of satan we get from Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 is that satan was beautiful and wise and that he enjoyed a high-ranking position in God's Kingdom.
"You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering…. With an anointed guardian cherub I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you … so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God" (Eze.28:12-15).
Brothers and Sisters, pride comes before the fall. It caused the great downfall of satan and turned him into our great adversary. "You said in your heart 'I will ascend to heaven above the stars of God I will set my throne on high… I will make myself like the Most High' (Isa.14:13-14). Pride is something that we should all watch out for. No one is immune to it. Satan's fall stripped him of all his splendour and beauty and put him onto a path of unrighteousness that knows no bounds. After the fall the one previously referred to as the 'signet of perfection' is described as a murderer, a liar, a deceiver, an accuser and a thief.
- He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies (John8:44).
- The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy, I came that they may have life and have it abundantly (John10:10).
- We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one (1John5:19).
- You once walked following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience (Eph.2:2).
- And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God, (Rev.12:9-12).
My Prayer
Father Yahuah, please deliver us from the evil one, the one who only comes to kill steal and destroy. Thank you that in You we have life, and life more abundantly. Father we see today that satan fell because of pride. Please put the axe to the root of any traces of pride within us and teach us to guard our hearts against pride. We pray in Jesus' name. Aman.