Good Morning All,
Luke 10:18; “And he (Jesus) said to them,
‘I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven.”
Satan falling like lightening from heaven;
what an image that creates. In fact, that is something that I would like to see.
Here lies one of our biggest challenges; we want to filter everything in our
lives through our human reason, logic, and senses. We want to bring God and all
his power and majesty, His mercy, and blessings down to our level. We want it
to make sense to me.
God, in His love and mercy, brings us up
to His level. We may not see this happen with our human eyes, but we can see it
with our eyes of faith. This is what Paul was talking about in Ephesians when
he spoke of “having the eyes of your hearts enlightened” (Eph. 1:18). But we are
weak and sinful, so we keep slipping back to the old level. Yet God keeps
pulling us up with His Word and with His sacraments. God’s grace pulls us up
and it drives the devil insane!! God
loves you and when Jesus died on the cross to pay for your sins; then rose
again to seal the deal; Satan lost. He no longer has the control he once had. We
experience God’s miracle every day. Every time God forgives our sins, Satan
falls like lightening and through faith; we see it.
We see it and experience it every time a
person, young or old, is baptized into Christ. As the waters wash away the dirt
of sin and this new Christian is marked with the sign of the cross as one
redeemed by Christ the Crucified. We see it when we approach the altar and
kneel at the rail and we hear those words, “take and eat” and we hold the very
body of Jesus in our hands as we wait to take it into our mouth or the words, “take
and drink” as we receive the cleansing blood of our Savior and our faith is
strengthened and our sins are removed as far as the east is from the west.
Satan falls but he continues to fight. We
must always be vigilant, always staying close to Jesus by studying his Word and
engaging in prayer. Satan continues to prowl but one little word can stop him.
Jesus, our victory, has overcome all the devil’s lies and deceits and has given
us the victory that we may see Satan falling from the skies.
The victory is ours, so “fear not!” The joy
of life eternal is ours, so “fear not!” The peace of God is ours, so “fear not!”
Satan has fallen from the sky, so “fear not!” For in all things, we are more
than conquerors in Christ Jesus. You are claimed by the Risen Savior, so “Fear
not!!”
Gracious
Father, by the waters of Baptism You claim us as Your children and give to us
the forgiveness of sins, eternal life and you free us from Satan and his
bondage. Lead us to see You with the opened eyes of faith that we may see Satan
fall and walk closer to You. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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