Deliver Us
Matthew 9:31-33 But
they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. 32 While they
were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to
Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The
crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
WE have great difficulty understanding what has happened
here, don’t we? It is easy to understand Jesus healing a crippled man, raising
the dead and stopping a woman’s bleeding. But we don’t understand this business
of demon possession and driving demons out of people’s bodies. We even wonder
if this is true today because we can explain each illness and infirmity with
science. There are causes for a mute tongue and all infirmities such as mental
illness, crippling diseases, depression, etc., and it certainly isn’t demonic
possession.
No, not all are, but
we must understand the devil’s demons are actively engaged to cause various diseases,
but most often they act in our hearts and minds to turn our thoughts to sin.
Many accounts of demonic possession exist throughout our world today. Some
Christians have been given the gift to discern their existence and to pray them
out of people.
Spiritual warfare
is real. It’s evident in Jesus’ ministry time and time again. The devil tempts
Jesus face-to-face. The demons submit to Jesus repeatedly, and people are
healed. They are saved into Jesus’ kingdom no longer owned by the devil’s
forces.
Be on the watch! Evil
doesn’t just happen. Sin constantly bombards us, and we must constantly pray, “Lead
us not into temptation but deliver us from the Evil One.” Call on the Holy
Spirit, and he will protect you and your loved ones.
LIFE Link: God’s Word is your stronghold.
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