Three Kinds of Energy

There are three kinds of energy: spiritual energy, soulish or human energy, and demonic energy.

You get soulish energy through good health, good food, good weather, having a good income, by getting your own way, and by being honored by people, etc. These things lift your mood and can help you to be kind, pleasant and helpful. But in all this, there is nothing lasting, and no eternal value. It’s little more than just some dazzling, beautiful soap bubbles. And when the good times are over, it’s back to the same old routine. It was just a short-lived flash in the pan.

When people have demonic energy, they are in the mood for all kinds of sin and foolishness. They can feel especially energized when several sinners come together. They find strength in numbers. They provoke each another to sin. Each one wants to be cooler and more daring than the other, and this can lead them into all sorts of sinful directions.

In Rom. 15:14, it says in Norwegian: “full of goodness.” But in French it says: “full of good, creative energy.” Instead of energy, you could also say mood. This means that you are filled with spirit, power and vitality, that you are invigorated, full of a sincere longing to get things done, full of eagerness and readiness to let good words, exhortations and blessings flow out! It sings and makes melody and stirs in your heart. It works from within you, to express itself in words and deeds.

In accordance with this energy and good mood, you can say and do more good things in a short period of time than others can manage to say and do over the course of an entire year, or over the course of several years.

This is what Paul prayed about for the church in Thessalonica, namely, that God would mightily fill them with all desire for what was good and for the work of faith. 2 Thess. 1:11. [Norw.] And to the church in Ephesus he writes this exhortation: “Be filled with the Spirit, (to the degree that you are) speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs (the most joyful of all!), singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always . . . submitting to one another.” This is to have spiritual energy.

Then you are anointed, filled, well-oiled, and flexible, and thereby well-suited for all good words and deeds. This is God’s will and our heavenly calling! Honored be God! Then you will joyfully distribute everything you have at your disposal.

Alternatively, we can also express this state of spiritual energy as being in good shape, as is said of athletes who are at their peak performance, ready to compete in their races. We can also compare this to an instrument which is well-tuned and thus produces beautiful tones.

Long live this spiritual energy, whereby we are driven by the Holy Spirit, and by the desire for what is noble and the good, so that what is good and beneficial is done continuously with ease and great joy and delight!

Would that the church were full of such brothers and sisters!!! Honored be God for His radical salvation that is available to one and all!

Your devoted brother, Elias Aslaksen

[Text from two articles published in Skjulte Skatter, July and October 1965]