Even the Devil Is on a Leash
No power operates outside God—so disabling yourself
There is only ONE Almighty God—the true source of all power, authority, correction, and justice.
But today, many are starting to speak as if certain groups of people are more powerful than God Himself—able to act freely, punish at will, and control everything without limit.
That simply isn’t true.
Scripture makes it clear: even the devil is on a leash. Nothing operates outside of God’s ultimate authority. No group, no system, no force has that kind of power.
Yet many are being pulled into a pattern that distracts them from what actually matters. They spend endless time trying to figure out who is “behind everything,” who is “controlling the world,” who is “pulling the strings.”
And what does it produce?
Very little.
At its core, much of this comes down to one repeated idea:
“Calling the whip is bad.”
People are trying to identify the “whip”—the force they believe is controlling, punishing, or harming society. They point to groups or systems and say: this is the source of all the problems.
But in doing so, they miss something essential:
Only God is the ultimate authority. Only God disciplines.
Scripture already tells us—when people go astray, God, as a loving Father, allows correction. He trains and disciplines His people to bring them back into alignment. That responsibility does not belong to us, and it certainly does not belong to any group being elevated to an all-powerful status.
This doesn’t mean there are no real problems in the world. There are. But when people start acting as if certain groups are all-powerful, they are giving them a level of authority that simply does not exist.
And this leads to a cycle:
Constant accusation
Endless speculation
No real action
No building, no producing
If someone truly uncovers a real conspiracy—meaning an actual effort to commit a crime—there are real steps to take:
Go to law enforcement
File a report
Speak with an attorney
Take action where evidence supports it
That’s how real issues are handled.
But what we often see instead is people spending their time online, repeating claims, escalating narratives, and never actually doing anything about it. Over time, this becomes a trap.
And it gets worse.
People can drift into harmful generalizations that damage their own credibility, isolate them socially, and even cost them opportunities, platforms, or employment.
Here’s the deeper problem:
The more someone believes they are completely controlled, completely oppressed, or completely powerless—the more they begin to live that way.
They stop building.
They stop creating.
They stop moving forward.
They become stuck.
So yes—there may be pressures in the world. There may be forces that act like what we’re calling “the whip.” But simply repeating “the whip is bad” does nothing to move forward.
And more importantly—
the whip is not ultimate.
God is.
God may allow correction. He may use difficult circumstances to bring people back into alignment. But that does not make those instruments supreme, and it does not mean we should fixate on them.
Fixation leads to distraction.
Distraction leads to stagnation.
So instead of being consumed by speculation and accusation…
Let’s return to what actually matters:
Building
Serving
Creating
Strengthening our families and communities
Walking in truth with clarity and discipline
Let’s get busy in the Kingdom.
I recently shared a message on this topic that goes deeper into these ideas, and I believe it will help bring clarity and direction:
In Christ’s eternal service,
+Rev Dr Stephen M.K. Brunswick, ThD, PhD
Primace at St Andrew’s OCC
Phone: +1 (866) 477-6811
Email: info@st-andrewsocc.org
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Post: St Andrew’s PO Box 59, Nevada, MO 64772
Presiding Bishop, AOCC Benelux (2015-Present)
Primace, Orthodox Church of the Culdees (2009-Present)
Pastor, TCA WW (2001-Present)
+ Oremus pro invicem +