Then was the Earth covered in darkness

 

Then was the Earth covered in darkness and needed a Light. The Earth needed not only the Sun and the reflection of the moon, but, the Light of God that could shine through the spiritual darkness covering the Earth. God made man in His image to shine His Light upon the Earth and cast out the darkness of the enemy.

Within God's Universe there is always an opposite or an answer--a ying and a yang, a pro and a con--choices of light or dark. The Universe operates freely but within standards that (like God has given to man),  allows it to take different courses based upon the choices and standards set by God.

When man goes outside of God's Standards it is sinning. What causes this? We know that there are temptations, but, what causes temptation? What happens to our mind and our spirit to be tempted? Who and what are the tempters? Can we narrow it down to a specific thing or entity?

Why does God allow temptation? How do Satan and the other Fallen Angels who have become demonic tempt us? If sin is a spiritual illness, can we fight it without healing the spirit or casting out the spirit that causes it? How does dying to self and the flesh daily and abiding in Christ protect us from sin? If the flesh is weak, how do we protect ourselves? How do we resist Satan and evil?

The majority of people in the world are unaware of being a spiritual being and do not function as spiritual beings. Satan has free reign to use them as he pleases knowing they lack knowledge and they are unequipped to resist or protect themselves. Even in this day and age where knowledge is accessible by many means, people reject truth because pride and pride in tradition, doctrine, and culture keep them in the dark. So, they remain unaware of who and what they are and unable to live in the fullness and glory of being Children of God.

So, sin remains prevalent and malignant infecting like an unstoppable plague. We see the ignorance and blindness of those rejecting mask and social distancing guidelines because of their pride which tells them that they are entitled, privileged, superior, and they must show that through rebellion. They have taken on a rebellious spirit which controls them. Yet, they believe that they are in complete control.

With every plague or pandemic there is an underlying spiritual plague and pandemic that must be cleansed from within the people, even if that means there must be death of those who have not rebelled. We may not understand why God allows this. God's thoughts are not like our thoughts. He alone can see what lies ahead.