The spiritual darkness sometimes felt so strong that he said he was sure they were dealing not with mere demons but with the prince of demons himself. At one point, he told Bugenhagen that he didn’t have enough faith and needed Bugenhagen to speak some of the promises from God’s Word to him, to declare them over him in faith, because his own faith was weakened. At one point, Bugenhagen said, “This is what God thinks: What am I going to do with this man? I gave him so many outstanding gifts, and he doubts my grace.”8
