Luke 4:31-37
31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 "Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God." 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 36 And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!" 37 And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
THOUGHTS (By Pastor Dan Krewson):
The demons of today slip their hands around us almost unknowingly. Resentment. Bitterness. Materialism. Indifference. Busy-ness. These (and more!) have the power to keep us from being what God intended. The miracle Jesus performed for this man in Luke was not that he became some Jesus-freak, or some famous powerful person, but that he was restored to himself. The freedom Jesus offers is for us to embrace ourselves as God made us. Albert Camus once said, "But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?"PRAYER:
Today, name the demon(s) you struggle with in your life....pray a simple breath prayer, on inhale: "Holy Spirit" on exhale: "Free me from ......"
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