I read again this section in Mark’s gospel. It’s about the demon-possessed man. You can read the entire context in chapter five. But this section caught my attention this morning, beginning at verse nine:
“And [Jesus] was asking him, “What is your name?” And he said to Him, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country. Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain. The demons implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.” Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.”
Is anyone reading the daily newscasts? Is anyone watching what is happening to television shows and movies? If we weren’t so ‘sophisticated’ and ‘modern,’ we’d recognize the supernatural forces we read of so frequently in the Scriptures are STILL active in 2018. We’d realize what it is we are up against – and we’d deal with it in the only way the supernatural can be dealt with.
Oh, God! Wake us up!
We – and our families and our cities and our nation – we are each in a ferocious supernatural battle with unseen forces of wickedness. And yet so terribly few – especially in churches – so few recognize it. If we did understand what is happening all around us, we’d spend a lot more time seeking unity among Christian churches and for opportunities to pray WITH EACH OTHER.
Jesus said, “A house divided cannot stand.” Satan also knows that verse. And he is using it to his deadly, lethal advantage.
Christian! Wake up. Strengthen the things that yet remain of our unity in the Body of Christ. Or it will become too dark for anyone to work.
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