The Devotional - A Look at the Book #848

by Jesse Abel

A Word from Papa “J”

 

An observation in Ecclesiastes 1:4 is that generations come and go and yes they do, the earth is a witness to all of them. Our moment in time is then very important, not that the earth will witness what we are do, but that the earth belongs to the Creator, to whom we will give an account, not about sin, but our DEEDS. Revelation 20:11-15.

 

Good Morning

I remember years ago in the old building of our church that the pastor was preaching on the kingdom of Satan. I do not remember what year that might have been but there are men and women present today (yes we are a bit older) who may remember and can fill in a thought or two.

We had prayed to begin our service and the pastor began with words similar to: “Anytime one teaches on the subject of Satan you can expect something out of the ordinary to happen” and about that time the lights went out in the building. We all chuckled believing that some smarty pants had turn off the power. (Do we still use the term “smarty pants” these days?)

After a quick investigation of the electrical box, it was determined that the loss of power was from another source, but in a short time the lights were back on. Also there was no weather or wind that caused the problem.

There is another story about the out workings of the kingdom of the devil, one that is verifiable and it goes like this:

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him (Jesus), for they feared the people. Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. And they were glad and gave him money. Luke 22:1-5

So we have these personal and biblical testimonies that these kingdoms, including the kingdom of the fallen angels exist and we might say. Why does the kingdom of the fallen angels exist? The answer can be complicated but we will keep it simple! The answer is because of sin, there is no other reason, as simple as this thought is, it is critical to see what happened to Lucifer the moment that sin was found in his heart.

Immediately his name changed from Lucifer to Satan. From an overseeing cherub “son of the morning” or “morning star” to one who is now described as the enemy that overshadows good.
Then in Luke 10:18 the LORD Jesus explains that He was witness to the day when sin was found in the angelic being of the devil and an he was shot out of heaven like a “bolt of lightning”.

Therefore the presence of sin cannot be a reoccurring event in the life of the believer who has the indwelling kingdom of heaven within, who is seeking to fulfill the command of; “be holy for I am holy” 1 Peter 2:16 since to be holy is to be set apart from sin.

There is no sin in the kingdom of God, therefore mere flesh and blood cannot enter the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 15:50) since all flesh has fallen short of the glory of God, (Romans 3:23) which this glory is the fulfillment God’s kingdom to all who believe.