Good Morning Girls
Read Luke 4:31-37 SOAP Luke 4:33-35
I am constantly amazed at the interactions Jesus has with evil spirits. Never is he described as the victim or even unsure about His actions. Make no mistake, God has absolute power and authority over everyone, including demons. Knowing Jewish history would reveal how lengthy and complicated exorcisms were in biblical days. The priests would recite involved incantations, using all manner of plants, herbs, and animals to try to extract the demon. Yet this demon departs the man after Jesus' simple command! His words may not have amazed the Jews as much as this act of authority alone.
Why would this demon speak the truth about Christ, calling him the Holy One of God? One might assume this is defeating the purpose of Satan. Yet this is an attempt to associate Jesus with the power of Satan. Jesus and demons were NOT of the same interest, and that must be very clear to people. His power and glory comes from God alone. We see here another cunning attempt to muddy the waters of God's salvation plan. Casting doubt on Jesus' source of power would serve Satan's purpose of deception.
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ReplyDeleteI found it very interesting how the demon came to where Jesus was at in the synagogue. I don’t think I ever read an account of where Jesus went searching for them. It seems that they always came forth and fell down or cried out before him in fear. They knew his name and what town He was from. James 2:19 says the devils fear and tremble because the Word of God destroys all chains Satan might attempt to place upon us. Remember, no weapon form against us shall prosper (Is.54:17) that means things are going to come into our lives to destroy us, but they won’t suceed if we turn to Him because we have that same Spirit of God inside of each of us and they is where our victory lies. Turning to God in our trouble times and placing our trust in Him. Even when things don't go like we planned for them to, we have to trust He knows what we need more than we do and follow the path He lays before us. It's not always easy but the end result will always be for our success!!
Have a great day in Lord and be blessed in all you do today.
I got behind and I'm playing catch up this morning. Today I'm reminded that no problem is too big for Jesus. I wonder if this demon possessed man had been in the midst of the people in the synagogue before or many times even, yet it only took one sentence from Jesus for the demon to be cast out and the man left unharmed. Too many times people (me) worry and fret over problems and try to fix them on their own when all we need to do is give them to Jesus.
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