The character of the world until Satan is bound is just that he is its god and its prince. But, in the midst of the world where he is prince, the power of Christ has come in above it all, and this is the power that is applied to us, and we ought to feel it and possess it.
If my soul be living in this power it will feel the pressure of the evil, but it will not be depressed by it: "not terrified by your adversaries." The practical daily supplies of strength depend upon the heart being with Him who has overcome, who has all power in heaven and earth.
Then we know a sure resting-place in Himself which nothing can touch. The heart with Him who is in rest, and who is above all the evil, has a power which nothing can reach; and the first mark of this power, when the tide of evil is present, is patience-that which endures. And this is better than being able to work a miracle.
(J. N. D.)