Shooting Blanks

Believing in evil

On the heels of the events that are taking place in the world, it is nearly impossible to focus on the good and lovely in life. Senseless killing and violence for the sake of feeling powerful, being able to decide whether or not someone lives or dies, is horrifying. You may or may not believe in evil. I believe.

His work day is long

I believe in the marauding of the evil one and his minions. I believe that he shoots to kill, aiming at hearts, minds, families. He is the destroyer and he means business. His work day is long and while he is short on creativity, he is long on time and energy in, willing to stay awake all night and keep you and I up with him. The thing is, he knows what to do to get at us. He has a divisive plan of divide and conquer. Pretend as you might that this is not so but then, dear reader, I will ask you to explain it, tell me the why of what is happening in the world and I will listen. I look around me and I have to ask the question, When did humans become monsters? When did killing become common place and easy, recordable as though it is something to be proud of? Godlessness is everywhere and as God becomes less in society, the devil is taking centre stage. Will it, can it, get worse? What do you think dear reader, how do you read the situation?

The devil cannot work alone

The devil cannot work alone - he is spirit and requires you and I to do his bidding. He cannot pick up a gun and shoot to kill; he needs someone willing to do this for him. He cannot make families fight, couples divorce - he asks for our willing participation. He keeps us self occupied, silent, distracted from each other and the truth until somehow, suddenly, everything is going to "hell in a hand basket" as the saying goes. We don't take him seriously, or deny his existence and influence and find ourselves in strange situations, that we had not anticipated or counted on. Put on the breastplate of righteousness to extinguish the fiery darts from the evil one. The modern day version of this would be, Put on your bullet proof vest, protect your precious heart from his death wish bullets.

Here is what I know dear reader: the devil shoots blanks, people kill, maim, hurt, molest, malign, manipulate, other people. He just whispers the ideas in our ears. The Bible is clear. We are to put on Gods Armour. You can find it for yourself if you have not yet been equipped. It is locatable for all who are willing to seek and find. 

Go find.