Revelation 9:1 The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth. The key to the shaft of the abyss was given to him. When you consider all the evil in this world, including that which we are capable of, thank God for the knowledge that nothing happens apart from God. Either He allows it or makes it happen. We cannot always know which one is happening but we can know that He is in control of all things. The devil is in NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM equal to God. Erwin Lutzer, the Pastor of Moody Church, wrote a great book a number of years ago entitled God's Devil in which he laid out why even the devil and his schemes work to God's glory in the end. We see this played out so perfectly in the account of Joseph and the preservation of his people and so many many others in his day. The climax of the account being when he reveals his identity to his brothers who had sold him into slavery when he was just a kid and now stands as the 2nd most powerful person in the world at that time. He tells his brothers, who were terrified of retaliation, "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today." Genesis 50:20 In today's portion of the Bible we read of another star falling from the sky. Unlike the star in chapter 8, this star is a person not an asteroid or comet. I believe it is Lucifer himself. Lucifer means light bearer, he was meant to to help the human race but instead took his position of privilege and deceived them to do the very thing God said not to do. This brought sin into the world and we've been paying for it ever since. The word given tells us plainly that even the devil doesn't do what he pleases, God grants him the keys to the abyss. The abyss is a place of waiting for final sentencing, a prison for the most heinous angels who rebelled against God's natural order. The ultimate evil God has ever allowed is what was done to His Son on the cross but it also brought about our great salvation from sin, guilt, shame and death. When you're felling as if your world is spinning out of control remember it is not. God causes all things to work together for good. Have great day Loved Ones and God bless you real good! Memory Verse of the Week The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth. The key to the shaft of the abyss was given to him.
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