Read Mark 1:21-28
21 Jesus
and his disciples came to the town of Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath Jesus
went to the synagogue and began to teach. 22The people who heard him were
amazed at the way he taught, for he wasn’t like the teachers of the Law;
instead, he taught with authority.
23 Just
then a man with an evil spirit in him came into the synagogue and screamed, 24“What
do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? I know who
you are—you are God’s holy messenger!”
25 Jesus
ordered the spirit, “Be quiet, and come out of the man!”
26 The
evil spirit shook the man hard, gave a loud scream, and came out of him. 27The
people were all so amazed that they started saying to one another, “What is
this? Is it some kind of new teaching? This man has authority to give orders to
the evil spirits, and they obey him!”
28 And
so the news about Jesus spread quickly everywhere in the province of Galilee.
Think
Jesus taught about the coming
of the Kingdom of God. The truth of
God's Kingdom upsets people - and even evil spirits. A Spirit cries out 'are you here to destroy
us?'
As the Kingdom of God comes -
God by his authority - takes his throne.
And there are some things we are not too willing to let go of.
Pray
Lord;
Help me to submit to you as
God and King.
Help me to let go of my own
internal need for authority.
Amen
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