Power Over The Evil One

 

 Luke 4:31-37

 Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon

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.

We seem to be surrounded by evil these days, but this glimpse into the life of Jesus shows us that the Evil One has been at work for a long time and in more graphic ways than we experience now. Jesus confronts and dismisses the Evil One with power and authority. Will he not do so today? In faith let us ask him.

Bro. Rene

Dear Jesus,  you are  aware of the Evil in our world today. Cast out the Evil Spirits as you did when you walked among us. Amen.