Every human being, every descendant of Adam and Eve, was created in the image and likeness of God. He or she is bearing witness of who and what God is, what His ways are, what His will for man is, what He blesses and what He curses.

We are bearing witness of God to the heavens and to the earth by what we do, by what we say, and by what we are. Whether or not we are part of a religious organization, we are bearing witness of God. We are testifying—giving our version, our opinion, concerning the Day of God that is coming, concerning what God will be like when we behold Him. We are not neutral. We are gathering with Christ or we are scattering what Christ is attempting to gather.

We who are Christians have been chosen from the ranks of mankind to bear witness of the invisible God in a special way. The Holy Spirit has been given to us so what we do, say, and become as a person may reveal the true Person and will of God. Satan is more interested in us than he is in the peoples of the world. Satan desires to be the morning star—the revealer and God of all that is true, all that is desirable.

Satan schemes night and day in order to find an entrance into the Christian churches so his witness may be borne. He has been successful in numerous instances. Consider the works, words, and character of the Christian organizations over the past two thousand years!

Satan regards himself as the morning star. He gave Eve his version of the ways of God. He impresses on the peoples of the earth the values and "truth" he esteems. He infiltrates the Christian churches and seduces the believers until they portray his nature rather than the Nature of God.

God does not prevent Satan from attempting to deceive people, because it is necessary for the building of the Kingdom of God that each member of his own will choose the true witness; and he must choose the truth while the consequences of his choice cannot be seen (except by faith in the Word of God).

Satan constantly is bearing witness of his version of what is true, what is righteous, what is proper, what is of worth, what will bring peace and joy, how man, who is in God's image, should look, should dress, should think, should speak, should behave. The communication media and educational systems of our day are devoted to bearing Satan's witness of the invisible God. The morning star has risen in world civilization but it is the wrong morning star.

The works of Satan can be seen in the world and in the churches. The sins of the flesh are practiced on every side. In many instances the "saints" testify by their deeds, words, and personalities that as long as they are alive on the earth it is expected and necessary they sin; it is expected and necessary they worship Satan. All sin is the worship of Satan. The believers in Christ, without realizing it, bear the testimony of the fallen morning star.

To be continued.