Forgotten Evil

I was oot and aboot today and so I had a lot of time to think...
I'm currently reading C.S. Lewis' PERELANDRA, the 2nd in his science fiction trilogy.
As I was reading the description of the evil spirit I got really uncomfortable.
He is truly an frightening character - problem is, he's not just a character in a book.

Keith Green did a good job of portraying this in his song "No one believes in me anymore"
here are some of the lyrics

"Oh, my job keeps getting easier, as day slips into day,
The magazines, the newspapers, print every word I say,
This world is just my spinning top, it's all like childs-play,
You know, I dream that it will never stop, but I know it's not that way,
Still my work goes on and on, always stronger than before,
I'm gonna make it dark before the dawn since no one believes in me anymore,
Well now I used to have to sneak around, but now they just open their doors,
You know, no one watches for my tricks since no one believes in me anymore,
Well I'm gaining power by the hour, they're falling by the score,
You know, it's getting very easy now since no one believes in me anymore,
No one believes in me anymore, no one believe in me anymore."

I've listened to this song since I was a kid and it always struck me as interesting. A world that is passive to evil invites evil.

I've never been very supportive of Christians who blame everything on the devil. They talk of demons and spirits, and frankly it just frightens me a bit. But maybe that's the point. The devil is scary and determined.
We can find peace and safety in the Lord, but I don't think that means denying the presence of Evil.

I remember believing I was having a face to face encounter with the devil when I was 16. I was at camp and some of the staff were claiming that demons had been making personal attacks and appearances to them. After a prayer session we all went to bed. I remember feeling a strong chill that night and imagined the devil himself standing over my bed. I didn't open my eyes, but called on the power of the Lord. I was not afraid, but I was angry at what he was doing to my friends and I tried to banish him.

I don't know the legitimacy of it all, or what really went on that summer. I just remember feeling that night the power the devil could have, and the reality of his presence, but also seeing that God's power was greater.

Not sure what to make of all this.

Great book though - Read it!