DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- THE UNSEEN WAR

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – THE UNSEEN WAR

"Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD and Satan also came among them. And the LORD said to Satan, 'From where do you come?' So Satan answered the Lord and said, 'From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.'" ...Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD." (Job 1:6-7, 2:1)

We don't often get to see the things that go on in heaven. But here we get a glimpse of the interaction between God and Satan. Even then, the picture is not complete. We don't know how it all transpired – just that it happened that the hosts of the sons of God assembled before the LORD, and that Satan was there.

There is much of the unseen sphere that we do not fully understand. We do know from Scripture that Satan is a real being, that he was cast out of heaven (Luke 18:10), that he has authority as the god of this world (II Corinthians 4:4).

There is a conflict between God and His hosts and the Satanic realm that we do not see clearly. But we know that it is happening. The Apostle Paul referenced this when he spoke of principalities and powers, and the rulers of the darkness of this age, the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12). We also know that Michael the archangel had an argument about the body of Moses (Jude 9), and that Michael and the angel Gabriel had a conflict with the "prince of the kingdom of Persia" (Daniel 10:12-13).

But as God's people, we do not have to fear Satan or his hordes. Jesus proved that he had authority over evil spirits by casting them out of people (Mark 1:25; 5:1). Jesus said that all power and authority has been given to Him in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18). And from the Book of Job, we understand that Satan can do nothing without permission from the God of the Universe. And we know that eventually, Satan will cast into the lake of fire where he will never be able to torment people again (Revelation 20:10).

So when it seems that evil is in control, God is still sovereign and He allows it for His purposes. We can take refuge in the fact that we can trust God in everything. Nothing happens without His permission. He is still in control.

Love, Dad