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Awesome comments Jo!  I'd like to add a few of my own.
Hi Dave,
No matter where we are on the scale of life, we are all still children of God. You may find it disturbing to think that a beautiful Lanonandek son that was "born" into privilege and with such loving parents would never go astray. Lucifer was regarded as a very wise, beautiful being that would never leave off from the universal mandate for creature ascension. How could one with so much, wisdom, knowledge and love, enter into rebellion against his local universe parents?
Our Heavenly Father could have made us like automatons. We could all have been programmed to love and obey the Father because it would have been something programmed into our natures. But how would you feel if the people that you loved gave you this love involuntarily? Would you really feel loved? There is nothing like the feeling you get when you know that you are loved by someone voluntarily. There are no strings attached. You love that person because of the kind of person that he/she is. You choose to love another because you want to love that person. You are never coerced to do so.
The great gift that our Father gave us is autonomy. We have the sweetest gift of free will. We choose a course, whether good or bad, because that gift is so precious to the Father, that he will not interfere with the gift that he gave us.
Isn't it true though that the Father has infinite wisdom, knowledge, discernment and intelligence? We know that he can see things from all angles. We are always limited in our understanding. And even though a person may have a greater mind, such as Lucifer had, he too was limited in his understanding. He came to believe that his power, understanding, wisdom and intelligence was greater than the Father. He came to believe that his way of doing things was superior. The Father did not interfere with his decisions because our wills are respected by our Father, whether good or bad. But there was something that Lucifer forgot to consider. He forgot to consider, that despite his freedom to make choices according to his will, his view would always be limited. His love for God should have trumped his desires for something better. He should have realized that, given time, his misgivings would find a satisfactory answer. So, not only should he have given it some time, he should have humbly waited on God for the answer.
We only need to look at our earth and the fruits of his rebellion. Look at all the misery and heartache that has resulted because of Lucifer's declaration of liberty. If his way of looking at things was so advanced and so filled with light, why have things gone the way that they have on this earth?
No matter how far advanced we become as the ages progress, we will never reach the level of our infinite Father. We need to humbly acknowledge our limitations. We never want to become too big for our britches. Lucifer should have stayed humble as a little child because all of us have had a finite existence. Even if we have lived billions of years, the infinite Father's years are beyond counting. So, even if Lucifer had lived for billions of years and held a high position as a system sovereign, he had no reason to boast or feel that his wisdom could ever trump the wisdom of the Father. No matter how old he became or how much wisdom, knowledge and experience he gained, he was still a child in God's eyes.
Don't forget Dave that Lucifer and Caligastia had never actually seen the Father. They would eventually ascend to the Father as we humans will ascend to the Father. They believed that their local universe parents were lying to them about the eternal Father and that they were misusing their power to keep their children in ignorance and slavery.
The key to their downfall Dave is that they forgot their love for the Father. Our love for the Father will prevent us from taking a step that could lead into rebellion. Because God gave us the gift of free will, there is a possibility that we could stray. But if we remind ourselves that we have the life that we have because of the love of our Father, the temptation to rebel will fade away.
Love,
Mr. Shakita
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