Who
Else Could Control Evil Spirits?
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Title:
Who Else Could Control Evil
Spirits?-------------------------
Date: 12/26/2002
Keywords:
"authority” “control”
“freedom"
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Passage:
Mark 1:23-27*
23. And just then there
was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit;
and he cried out,
24. saying, "What do we have to
do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to
destroy us? I know who You are-- the Holy One of
God!"
25. And Jesus rebuked him,
saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"
26. And throwing him into
convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud
voice, and came out of him.
27. And they were all amazed, so
that they debated among themselves, saying, "What is
this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even
the unclean spirits, and they obey Him."
Questions
1. What did the demon
recognize about Jesus?
2. Why did the demon have to
obey Jesus?
3. What did the people who
witnessed this event recognize about Jesus?
Practical
help
There was no question in
the mind of the demon who Jesus was. At least in the
spirit realm there was no mistaking the Holy One of
God! We humans are a little slower to make the
connection, unfortunately. Even though the bystanders
at this event didn’t fully realize who Jesus was,
at least they realized He had power over unclean
spirits. This was something new for them to see. Jesus
had just liberated a man tormented and controlled by
demons!
It’s really just a matter
of authority. Because of His identity and position,
even Jesus’ enemies have no choice but to obey
His every word.
In our own struggles with sin
and the flesh — specifically porn struggles
— there is none more powerful and able to come to
our aid than Jesus. And He has chosen to be gracious
to us! If He can command the demons and liberate those
held by them, He can set the porn struggler free also.
The truth is that for all who are in Christ, we have
already been set free and we need only to walk in that
freedom (see Romans 6:1-14).
With confidence in your
Liberator, stand strong today in your
freedom.
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*Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD
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1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975,
1977,1995. Used by permission.
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