In Chapter 5, “Second Encounter,” from Book I of S.O.L.A.D.™: Soldiers of Light Against Darkness™, Wiseman J gives Kevin and Juanita a sobering explanation about the Demon Master’s army. At first, he and Jeff believed the number of demons was limited. But then they discovered something far more disturbing: villagers were being captured, tempted and transformed. The demons would offer them riches and power if they would forsake God and pledge their allegiance to the Demon Mast

Many of us have done the same thing. We have blamed people who were present because we could not reach the people or circumstances that actually caused the wound. We have snapped at the family member who stayed because we were hurting over the one who left. We have accused the friend who tried because we were still grieving the person who failed us. We have punished the safe people because we did not know what to do with unsafe memories.

Obedience is easy when the path is visible. It’s natural when results are guaranteed. But when the Commander gives orders that defy logic — “Go where you’ve never been.” “Speak when you don’t know how it will be received.” “Step forward when you can’t see the ground beneath your feet.” — that’s when faith graduates from theory to warfare. Obedience in uncertainty separates the enlisted from the devoted.