Lucifer

The name does not mean “Satan” but actually means “light-bearer.” It occurs only once in the Old Testament, in Isaiah 14:12–15: “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 . . .

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell” (KJV). Generations of Bible readers believed that Lucifer was Satan, a proud angel who rebelled against God, and was cast out of heaven.

In the New Testament, Paul mentions that Satan “transforms himself into an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14).

In speaking to Timothy of the spiritual qualifications for pastors, Paul states that he must not be “a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil”

(1 Tim. 3:6). The early Christians believed that Satan/Lucifer had become conceited and changed from angel to devil.

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The Voice of the Shepherd

Charles Stanley

Have you ever seen a child who cannot find his mother in a crowd? Although she may be out of sight, the little tyke may still hear her voice. It is almost as though his inner radar scans the sounds around him, looking for that one familiar tone.

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Where the Real Power Resides

Charles R. Swindoll

The great apostle Paul was just like you and me. He had a love for God blended with feet of clay. Great passion . . . and great weakness. The longer I thought about this blend, the more evidence emerged from Scripture to support it.

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Shut Up and Get Moving

Steven Furtick

When we’re looking for God to do something big. When we’re waiting to see God bring something new and greater into our lives. Be still. Let the Lord fight the battle for you. Let go and let God.

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Some Positive Thing We Can Look at or Talk

Joyce Meyer

I once read a book that was based entirely on the word. He taught the reader to take each problem in his life, look at it honestly and then say “however,” and find something compensating positive in the individual's life that would put the problem into perspective.

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Learning the Love Languages

Gary Chapman

Many couples earnestly love each other but do not communicate their love in an effective way. If you don’t speak your spouse’s primary love language, he or she may not feel loved, even when you are showing love in other ways.