Storm Champions
Episode I
Before we can get an understanding about the storms of life, we must understand
their origin, their beginnings, how it all got started.
Rev 12:7-9
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the
dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and
his angels were cast out with him.
Satan’s fall from heaven is described in
Isa 14:12-17
12 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!
13 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:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying,
Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that
opened not the house of his prisoners?
…But thou art cast out
Ezek 28:12-19
12 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and
perfect in beauty.
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy
covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the
jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the
workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day
that thou wast created.
14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou
wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the
midst of the stones of fire.
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till
iniquity was found in thee.
16 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.
17 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.
18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by
the iniquity of thy traffick (merchandise); therefore will I bring forth a fire
from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon
the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou
shalt be a terror (trouble), and never shalt thou be any more.
These scripture describe why Satan fell, but they do not specifically say when the
fall occurred.
What we do know is this: the angels were created before the earth Job 38:4-7.
Satan fell before he tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden Genesis 3:1-14.
Satan’s fall, occurred somewhere after the time the angels were created and before
he tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Whether Satan’s fall occurred a
few minutes, hours, or days before he tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden,
Scripture does not specifically say.
But in the book of Job, it tells us that, Satan still had access to heaven and to the
throne of God. “One day the angels came to present themselves before the
LORD, and Satan also came with them. The LORD said to Satan,
’Where have you come from?’ Satan answered the LORD, ‘From roaming
through the earth and going back and forth in it” Job 1:6-7.
Apparently at that time, Satan was still moving freely between heaven and earth,
speaking to God directly and answering for his activities.
At what point God discontinued this access is unknown.
Why did Satan fall from heaven?
Satan fell because of pride. He desired to be God, not to be a servant of God.
Notice:
• Many people today are playing God with their own life.
• They are full of pride
• They call all the shots
• They make all decisions on their own
• Men are leading their families without the leadership of God
• People never consult God about anything
Notice the many “I will...” statements in Isaiah 14:12-15.
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
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds
I will be like the most High.
People are the same today:
• I will go here today
• I will do this and that
• I will make this decision on my own
• I will be the god of my own life
Ezekiel 28:12-15 describes Satan as an exceedingly beautiful angel.
Satan was the highest of all angels, the most beautiful of all of God's creations, but
he was not content in his position.
Instead, Satan desired to be God, to essentially “kick God off His throne” and take
over the rule of the universe.
Basically what people are doing today:
• Kicking God off of the throne of their life
• Taking rule of their own life
• Doing things their own way
• Wanting to be god of their lives
Satan wanted to be God, and interestingly enough, that is what Satan tempted
Adam and Eve with in the Garden of Eden Genesis 3:1-5.
How did Satan fall from heaven? Actually, a fall is not an accurate description. It
would be far more accurate to say God cast Satan out of heaven Isaiah 14:15;
Ezekiel 28:16-17.
Satan did not fall from heaven; rather, Satan was pushed out of heaven.
And ever since, his goal has been to destroy God’s creation, me and you.
God has made a way for you to kick Satan off of the throne of your life.
God has made a way to calm every storm in your life and give you victory.
1 Corinthians 15:26
And the last enemy to be destroyed is death.
Satan is defeated and death is next.
Colossians 1:13
God has freed us from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the
kingdom of his dear Son.
Colossians 2:15
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; with the
cross, he won the victory and showed the world that they were powerless.
Titus 2:14
He gave himself for us to set us free from every sin and to cleanse us so that
we can be his special people who are enthusiastic about doing good things.
John 16:11
“…the ruler of this world has already been judged.”
Gal 1:4
In order to set us free from this present evil age, Christ gave himself for our
sins…
1 John 3:8
Whoever continues to sin belongs to the Devil, because the Devil has sinned
from the very beginning. The Son of God appeared for this very reason, to
destroy what the Devil had done.
Conclusion:
Why don’t you become a Storm Champion today?