{"id":6038,"date":"2014-11-19T00:05:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T08:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=6038"},"modified":"2014-11-18T20:35:24","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T04:35:24","slug":"capernaum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2014\/11\/19\/capernaum\/","title":{"rendered":"Capernaum"},"content":{"rendered":"

He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath. They were astonished at His teaching because His message had authority. In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean demonic spirit who cried out with a loud voice, \u201cLeave us alone! What do You have to do with us, Jesus\u2014Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are\u2014the Holy One of God!\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBut Jesus rebuked him and said, \u201cBe quiet and come out of him!\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAnd throwing him down before them, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all. They were all struck with amazement and kept saying to one another, \u201cWhat is this message? For He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!\u201d And news about Him began to go out to every place in the vicinity. (Luke 4:31\u201337)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tMark tells the same story about the demon possessed man in the synagogue. After the demon recognized Jesus, Jesus told the demon to \u201cbe quiet\u201d and to \u201ccome out of him,\u201d which the demon then did without another word, without complaint, without asking where to go.<\/p>\n

\tThe people were amazed by Jesus\u2019 power. And yet, all Jesus did to the demon was tell it to go. Why did the demon obey? Because of who Jesus was. The power that Jesus has to expel demons, to heal the sick, to preach and teach, and to die for our sins came from his Father, who was and is God. We take Jesus for granted, too often. We sometimes fail to fully comprehend the significance of our relationship with God. Demons will not listen to us, but they will listen to Jesus. Therefore, in confronting evil, the key is to recognize that the conflict is not between ourselves and the evil that stands before us, but rather the conflict is between evil and Jesus. When we give the problem over to him, he can overcome it. We do not have the strength to overcome our evil desires. But Jesus does.<\/p>\n

\tIn our lives, Jesus power may mean that our problem goes away and never troubles us again. But it may simply mean that Jesus gives us the strength to endure it. Whichever Jesus grants us, our victory is no less complete. We can be happy with Jesus in our lives when we give him the mastery over us.<\/p>\n

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