34. Acts 19:1-22
There is a story in Acts 19 that I have read before, but didn't remember until I read it again today. It is sort of a funny story, but has a serious application. Paul is travelling through Asia and is teaching and healing people, he has become so powerful in the Spirit that people would take hankerchiefs and clothing that had touched Paul and touch the sick with them and the sick would be healed. Around this time some Jews were going around driving out demons by invoking the name of Jesus and the name of Paul. These guys came across a demon posesses man and tried this when the demon inside the man said, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?" Then it says that the demon posessed man jumped on them, all seven of them and overpowered them. The text says that he gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
The funny part is them running out of the house naked and bleeding. The serious part is the fact that our enemy is real and powerful. We serve a God who is greater, but do not be confused, the enemy is ready for a fight. May we continue to follow and serve our God, and may we ever be aware that the enemey is not to be underestimated.
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I think that is one of the things I see in people today is the attitude of, "Satan is a man in red spandex". They dabble with him and don't really take it serious that he wants to consume them. satan is a dying beast that is thrashing around trying to take whomever he can with him. Ever seen that video of the lion hunt on Youtube? They shoot and hit the lion it turns charges the guy and by inches misses taking his head off. That is like Satan as he is today. Christ dealt the blow and he is defeated but if you get too close then he will eat you.
I pray we all rely on God to help us in our struggles against the forces of evil.
absolutely! maybe you should write my blog, you said it much better than I did!
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