Bible Verse of The Day – 4-23-21

Luke 4:33-35 (NKJV) 33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, 34 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.

A couple weeks ago I was reading these verses and something leapt out at me. It was this; Jesus gave this demon no voice. He silenced it immediately and then cast it out of the man it was inhabiting.

There is a lot for us to learn from this encounter that Jesus had with this demon.

Jesus gave this demon no voice. He shut it down immediately and forcibly removed it, sending it on its way.

This got me to thinking about our own lives. Do we give evil a voice in our lives? Do we let evil speak freely and fail to rebuke it? Do we let it speak and then just simply move on, not silencing it or shutting it down?

As I have observed the happenings in the church, and in the world, it would appear that we have given evil a voice. We have let it speak. And we have let it have its way, unhindered and unexposed.

It is this that has caused us to be where we are today, battling evil on so many fronts where it doesn’t belong.

It’s time for us to use our voices and speak back to this evil; push it back. We need to address demonic forces and rebuke them, face to face.

Our silence is speaking much more loudly than our words, allowing evil to thrive unchecked.

It’s time to shut it down and speak truth, sending the demons running.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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