Before coming to earth everyone born on this earth, from Adam and Eve down, lived in heaven with Heavenly Father. While there, Heavenly Father called each of us together in a grand meeting were He explained His great plan of happiness for us.
And there was a war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon: and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
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. (Revelation 12:7-9)
In order for this plan to move forward we needed a Savior to pay for our sins and to teach us the way to get back to Heavenly Father’s presence. Jesus, like our Heavenly Father, wanted us to make our own choices about whether or not we would obey. We needed to choose for ourselves in order to prove worthy of exaltation or eternal salvation.
Jesus said “Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever”. (Moses 4:2)
Lucifer, who became known as Satan, wanted to force us all to do his will. We had no say with Satan’s plan. He would make all the decisions, taking away our freedom of choice. With his alternate plan there was no room for growth, learning and improvement, the entire purpose of our mortal existence.
Satan also came saying, “Behold, here am I send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor. (Moses 4)
In the end, Jesus became our Savior. Satan was not pleased with Heavenly Father decision. He became angry and rebelled, causing a war in heaven. Satan and his followers fought again Jesus and His followers. They were thrown out of heaven and denied the opportunity of having a body or of experiencing earthly existence.
We are here on earth today because we chose to follow Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father. Sadly, Satan and his followers are also here on earth as spirits. (Revelations 12:9) They still remember who we are, they are always around us, trying to tempt us to do those things that are not pleasing to Heavenly Father.
Before coming to earth we made the right choices. We must continue to do the right things now. Following Jesus is our only sure guarantee that we will return to our heavenly home and live in the presence of our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ once again. When Jesus became our Savior, He kept His part of the agreement and He did all He said He would. Now, it’s our time to show Him how thankful we are for His effort by striving to become the best that we can become each and every day of our lives.
