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you” (Ezekiel 28:13-15NKJV).Not only was Lucifer continually in the presence of God, he was also the worship leader in Heaven. But that was not enough; he wanted more. And in his greedy at- tempts to get more, Lucifer lost everything Isaiah vividly described the disaster: “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! For you have said in our heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the con- gregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High. Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit” (Isaiah 14:12-15NKJV). is powerful prophetic image of Lucifer, or Satan, also reveals his “job description,” to lay low or weaken the nations. How does he do it? By using the orphan heart to get us into orphan thinking.God is love!! e King of Heaven is all about perfect love, joy, and peace with no fear, insecurity, or anxiety. Lucifer dwelt there in the beginning and reveled contin- ually in god’s perfect love. At some point, however, something in Lucifer desired to be subject no longer to God’s mission but to be dedicated to his own mission. Any- time we become subject to our own mis- sion, separation goes to work. Lucifersubsequently lost the privilege of dwelling in the Father’s house of unconditional love and acceptance. He was separated from his Creator and from his home. As Isaiah says, “But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and our sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear” (Isaiah 59:2NKJV).Lucifer became the ultimate spiritual or- phan. Separated from his original home, he became resentful toward anyone who enjoyed intimacy with the Father God, particularly those human beings God had created in His own image. Because he no longer walked in Father’s mission of love, Lucifer began to compete for a place of recognition, position and power.Jealousy drove Lucifer to deceive Adam and Eve. e tool he used to cripple man- kind and weaken the nations was orphan thinking. His strategy was to convince man to think the way he did----homeless and cut o from God’s love----and thereby weaken man to the point where he would give in to temptation and allow shame and fear to replace intimacy.Satan’s thoughts were, I will do it my way, I will pursue the things that make me feel good and give me a sense of value and signi cance! And because Adam and Eve bought into his or- phan thinking, they, as well as we, have received his orphan heart as part of the “package deal.”february 2018CityLight.org 9