Ephesian 6 speaks of our warfare against "this" present

darkness. It would be much more natural if it said, "the"

darkness or against darkness. The key word is not darkness,

but "this" darkness. "This" is a modifier. It means it's not all,

it's just "this" darkness, a particular darkness. When you're

going through something, and it seems to engulf you,

overwhelm you, like everything is dark, it's not darkness,

it's "this" darkness, it's only for now, it's not the end of the

story; it's going to pass away. You're going to pass through

it. No matter what you're going through, put a "this" in

front of it. It's not the end of the world, it's "this" world.

It means there's a better one. It's not the whole story, it's

just "this" story, which means there's a better story. It's not

the whole situation, it's "this" situation. What you're going

through isn't the whole thing, it's only "this" and "this" will

surely pass. Be strong, and you'll pass through it and always

remember even the darkness is just only "this".

Sapphires