Wednesday, July 15, 2026
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word” (Psalm 119:9 KJV).
If our physical posterity could augment its spiritual dexterity, exactly what would that entail?
Satan (then known as “Lucifer,” “the light-bearer”) was originally God’s song-leader in creation, endowed with exceptional wisdom and beauty for the purpose of drawing attention to the Creator God and thereby encouraging worship of that Creator God. Having fallen in love with himself, Lucifer became proud and self-willed, which transformed him into “Satan” (Hebrew for “adversary”): “Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty…. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth;…. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee” (Ezekiel 28:12,14-17).
Lucifer’s five-point (“I will… I will… I will… I will… I will…”) plan to rebel against the Creator God was as follows: “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High” (Isaiah 14:12-14). Pride is thus known as “the condemnation of the devil” (1 Timothy 3:6).
Satan chose to use his intellectual ability in a nefarious way, conniving as to how to obtain for himself the praise and worship the Creator God alone deserved. Of course, being far wiser, the Creator God formulated a secret program He kept hidden in Himself. That mystery would be the means whereby Satan would be outwitted and outdone….
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