recognizing... the current ruler...

Knowing His Sovereignty... makes it hard to remember... who currently rules...

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, 

but against rulers, against the authorities, 

against the  powers of this dark world...

Ephesians 6:12

Jesus said... the prince of this world now stands condemned... yet he still rules...

This prince... he came as a snake in the garden... to him we surrendered... the dominion that was ours...

I see him ruling in the life of a loved one... 

I hear about his wreaking havoc in the life of another...

I feel him whisper lies in my ear...

Wounds abound... His creation deceived... darkness it reigns... even though the sun shines...

Only with His eyes... the eyes of the heart... do we recognize the ruler... see the dark for what it is... and stand to fight... to be light... where many don't even know it is dark...

"... This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." ---Jesus

John 3:19-21

Once we become His... we stand in direct opposition to the prince of this world... his darkness becomes evident... and He calls us to stand against it...

Each Believer... through Him... has the power to pierce the darkness... and take back ground from the enemy... making His Sovereignty visible...

Lord... help me to remember... recognize... the rule of the enemy... keep me on guard against deception... in my life... and those around me... give me the Words... with which to defeat him... bringing light to those who are lost... in the dark...

Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,

who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord.

Psalm 89:15