Tuesday 26, November 2013 TEXT: LUKE 4:33-44 KEY VERSE: “And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out” (Luke 4:36). Wherever the Son of man is, devils, no matter how fierce and unclean, do not have a chance. This was what happened in our text today. Jesus rebuked unclean spirits and they obeyed Him. The manifestation of His power knew no bounds. He cast out devils, calmed the raging seas and healed diverse diseases and infirmities. He rebuked the spirit behind fever in the life of Simon’s mother-in-law. The manifestation of Christ’s power was so much that people urged him not to depart from them. In our text, Jesus was not deceived by the vain praise of an unclean spirit; he recognised the source and cast him out. He neither craved for nor accepted the adulations of devils. He demonstrated His authority over them. When the unclean spirits were crying out that Christ was the Son of God, Jesus did not savour such proclamations because He knew they were fake. He did not need the devils to tell Him who and what He was. Believers must be careful to know when praises are comely and from where such praises originate. Like Jesus, we must be humble in heart and in disposition. It was this virtue that enabled Him shun the praise of evil and unclean devils. Those who are proud fall into diverse temptations, including receiving praises from the pit of hell. We must watch and pray. Besides, believers must resist the prevailing practice in some Christian circles where demons are exalted and proclaimed even much more than they lift up Jesus. Since Jesus has already given us the power over all devils, how we need to studiously proclaim this Name, rather than the damning recourse to giving demons nonsensical publicity. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Christ’s power is limitless. Yesterday Daily Mana.
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