Darkness
Talking about darkness, and let's call them -- demons. Unseen forces with personality. Imperceptible, but Bible-claims' manifesting. Central characteristics; accusations and deception. Able to stop our moves forward. Going and getting to God. Influence, on one, affecting another. Revealed, through any and all, Jesus direct encounters.
The Wilderness ones, three critical moves. And all the addressing entities, in and about individuals, our example. The Cross the all-encompassing here/now, the power over. The name of Jesus, speaking the blood and soaked-up with verses vibrating within. Authority has been offered... given.
Why is the world? This the why, and as far as -- not. Converse, why not as pitiful and victim to invisible slave masters? Some and enough have/do.
We who can -- abdicate or misuse what's in our hands. And this... and this alone is the single aim of all that's dark and destructive. Stop sowing. Perpetrate weeds, thorns or snatching the word from us, and in the moment.
To be aware, responding to and in God. And, not -- again -- to rack up endless supposed theories and only 'talk about'. Jesus way is experience and activity. Engagement with, not distant observation. Surrender-based reception and vital dynamics. Mind, body and Spirit. Held in a soul. And can be... Spirit, within. Released in the holy enterprise of worship, the word and praying. Prophecy and gifts as and when. Getting 'tongues' and being over the top. Way over...
This why the frustrating-sometimes Charismatics have it. One -- on a good day -- way: Sung worship etc. Strumming along. Most-like the low key and consistent daily ones. No preaching. Plug for 'Upper Room' live streams.
Preaching is best done by us and at home alone. To the whatever other realms. Unless the streets but who does this with conviction. Who does?
The answer, come question being; what matters, and to God? -- is relationship and faith. When this is absent, Christianity reduces to thinking/talking ...about.
'A little less conversation, a little more action, please...' saith The Lord.
Enemy ways? Do we notice, is it happening and what's-a-going-on?
Not-natural opposition presumes a certain direction taken would be God-positive. Dangerous to evil. Otherwise, the need is to maintain any current innocuous slumber. Keep us under the influence of low-level sedation. Out from God-realms activity.
From -- as ever -- in the word, worship and attentive communication with God.
The need for evil in corporate assessment comes through news-level events. Who is looking for truth and justice vs. who wants to ride with rulers? All a ritual psyop. Place 'faith in' and declare along with the lies. These must increase in preposterous anomalies. In more madness. Called 'Gaslighting'.
Otherwise, with a life of seeming relative calm and ease? At least not ripping through with troubles. What goes? Why care twice... thinkabout?
Good question. Sometimes wonder. Then read my way and pipe up out if it. Devil etc. defeated. If we choose to obey the opp.
Cast them out and raise the dead. Nation's hope and for personal salvation.