The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock

48 THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIALthinking, acting and being, he is the real author of modern pervertedmusic - of discordant moans, squawks, shrieks, wails - unhappy,discouraged moods. Think of all the supreme talent,ability, and potential in a being created with such capacities. Andall perverted! All gone sour- all dissipated, turned to hatred, destruction,hopelessness!Yet, take courage. The awesome human potential, ifwe careenough about it to resist Satan's wiles and evils and discouragementsand to persevere in God's way, is infinitely superior andhigher than Lucifer's - even as created, before he turned to rebellionand iniquity!But continuing the particular revelation of this crucially importantmissing dimension in knowledge: "Thou art the anointedcherub that covereth; and 1 have set thee so," says God ofthis Lucifer.This takes us back to the twenty-fifth chapter of Exodus.where God gave Moses the pattern for the Ark of the Covenant.The description begins with verse 10, and verses 18-20 show, inthe material pattern, the two cherubs who were stationed at eachend of the very throne of God in heaven - the throne of the governmentof God over the entire universe. The wings of the twocherubim covered the throne of God.Trained at Universe HeadquartersThis Lucifer, then, had been stationed at the very throne of God.He was trained and experienced in the administration of the governmentof God. God chose such a being, well-experienced andtrained, to be the king ruling the government of God over theangels who inhabited the whole earth.Continue: " ... thou wast upon the holy mountain of God;thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire."This is not talking about any human being. But continue: "Thouwast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, tilliniquity [lawlessness] was found in thee" (Ezek. 28: 15). He hadcomplete knowledge, understanding and wisdom. But he also wasgiven full powers of reasoning, thinking, making decisions, makinghis choice. And, with all this foreknowledge - even of results andconsequences- this superb being, the highest that even God couldcrea te by fiat, turned to re be Ilion against his Maker -against the way