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"Satan, the God of this world, has blinded the mind of those who do not believe so that they may not see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message of the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God" - 2 Corinthians 4:4 

Now, you may be buzzing with this question: Who is the God of this world? Is it not God? 
Answer: Even though #God is #God and #supremeruler , this world is not...ruled by Him. Because of its sin. God cannot look at or beyond sin. So, where did I get this from? 
"The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you." John 15:19. If you read the rest if the chapter you will know that it is Jesus speaking. We are in the world, to save it. But we are not of it. We do not belong to it. We are not its children. We are just in it, as our bodies should be. But our spirit is different. Our spirits belong to God. Our mission is to give light to this blinded world. Satan has blinded them, so that they are running around catching what they think is something, but is just thin air. Hold on...another question: 
But God loves people, doesn't He? Why does He let them be blinded by Satan? 
Answer: 
It is because of sin. As much as He'd like to, God has to remain pure and these people have sin staining their spirit. Satan doesn't take any chances in snatching souls to fulfil his mission (SEE John 10:10) 

We let ourselves be blinded by what we want. By our worldly selves. We ignore our spiritual selves forgetting we are not of the world. We are lights of the world! 

Recommend Reads:

1 Peter 2:9 
2 Corinthians 4:4 
John 10:10 
John 15:19 
1 Peter 5:10

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