The Darkness Has Nothing In You
Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the
prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in
me (John 14:30).
From the verse above, it’s obvious who “the
prince of this world” is; it certainly couldn’t
be Jesus or the Father. It’s Satan. The Bible says, “...
now shall the prince of this world be cast out” (John
12:31). 2 Corinthians 4:4 calls him the “god of this
world”: “In whom the god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light
of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of
God, should shine unto them.”
Satan is the god of this world’s system, and that’s
the reason the world is in a mess. And when the Bible
says, “Love not the world, neither the things that are
in the world. If any man love the world, the love of
the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15), it’s addressing
the world’s system, and all it stands for: the worldliness,
for which Satan is the prince. You don’t belong in that
world, and must therefore not play by its rules. Jesus
said you’re not of this world (John 15:19).
You’re not of the darkness. You’ve been called
out, plucked out of darkness into God’s marvelous light
(1 Peter 2:9). Therefore, affirm that there’s nothing of
darkness in you. Your affections, desires, and pleasures
are set on high, on things above and not on things in
the earth. Have no desire for anything of the world,
because you’re complete in Christ.
When Jesus said, “…for the prince of this world
cometh, and hath nothing in me,” (John 14:30), He was
affirming His completeness in God, and detachment
from Satan and anything of the world. That’s the way
He wants you to think. You don’t require anything
of this world, because you’re complete in Christ in
whom dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily
(Colossians 2:9-10). You’re full and replete with God.
There’s no room in you for Satan and his evil works of
darkness. Let this be your daily confession.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for your precious Son, Jesus. As He is, so
am I in this world. The prince of this world has nothing in me;
I’m full of God, complete in Christ, and I have no desire for
the world and its worldliness, because the love of the Father is
in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Romans 8:10-11; 1 John 4:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:5
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 12:22-50
Genesis 40-41
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 10:1-8
Job 5-6