Scripture

“If I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.”

Observation

A demonised man who could neither speak nor see is brought to Jesus. Jesus heals the man. The crowd is amazed and asks if Jesus is the Messiah, but the Pharisees say that Jesus get his power from satan.

Jesus responds by saying that if satan is casting out satan then satan is divided and will not survive. But if Jesus is casting out demons by the power of God, it is a sign that the kingdom of God is here.

Anyone who is working with Jesus is opposing Him and actually working against Him.

Application

When Jesus casts out demons, it is a sign that the Kingdom of God is here. It is the Holy Spirit at work.

Some Christians are sceptical of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the existence of demons. They have been infected by the spirit of the age, that is, unbelief.

When people are so committed to a theology of scepticism that they cannot recognise that theHoly Spirit is at work, it raises the issue of whether they are really saved and born again.

I have seen people wonderfully set free from the domination of the evil one. This liberation or deliverance is truly of God.

God’s Kingdom is much more powerful than satan’s kingdom. Even the most addicted, broken, or evil of people can be transformed in a minute by the gospel of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer

Hallelujah! Lord, you are greater than the devil, more powerful than the strongest of demons. Please protect me from the evil one today in all that I do. Amen.