The Devil Stands Condemned An October reflection on second sight, spiritual darkness, and remembering who is King.
October has always been my very favorite month! The change of seasons, all the leaves are brown and the sky is grey. The feeling in the air that the veil is thinner. It seems as though, during the month of October. The soup harvest the rest of the world can see a glimpse of what I am blessed to see. I’ve been given a second sight. Some people call it “the shine.”
You see, the devil’s not hiding anymore because he stands condemned (John 16:11, NIV). There are a lot of things you don’t hear about in a Sunday church service. The verse where Jesus says “the prince of this world is coming” (John 14:30, NIV), or the verse about “the ruler of the kingdom of the air” (Ephesians 2:2, NIV).
You know who the prince of darkness is, right? Scripture speaks of the powers of this dark world (Ephesians 6:12, NIV). You understand that these are three descriptions of one: the prince of darkness, the ruler of the kingdom of the air (Ephesians 2:2, NIV), and the prince of this world (John 14:30; John 16:11, NIV).
Just don’t forget who your King is.
CB
