Luke 9:37-40
And it became on the next day, after He came down from the
mountain, a great crowd met Him. And
behold! A man from the crowd cried out,
saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son because he is my only-begotten. And behold!
A spirit takes him and it cries out suddenly and it convulses him with
foam at the mouth. And it goes away from
him with great difficulty while breaking him.
And I begged your disciples in order that they should cast it out, and they
were not powerful enough.
Thoughts for Today
First Thought:
Here is a bold father.
He is driven by compassion. His
only-begotten son is affected by a horrible spirit. He is willing to rise above the crowd for the
sake of his son. He is willing to risk
the rejection of Jesus for the possibility of receiving the healing of Jesus. There is much to be commended in this man.
Where are you willing to risk? Where are you willing to stand out against
the crowd and call attention to your needs and shortcomings?
Second Thought:
Look at how the demon interacts with the boy. The demon attempts to gain control. Once it has control, it attempts to bring
harm to the boy. Once it has control, it
is hard to get control back. This is
just what demons try to do. This is what
anything that influences us into sin tries to do. It takes us where we do not want to go while
making it seem like we do. Once we get
there, it makes it feel like we don’t have what it takes to get back to a place
of health.
Where do you wrestle for control against sin in your
life? How do you get control back when
sin has taken it from you?
Third Thought:
The disciples are not powerful enough
to cast out this demon. This is an
interesting point. I don’t want to make
too much of it, however. I think we can
learn a lesson here, but we shouldn’t be critical of the disciples in doing
so. The disciples aren’t powerful
enough. Who among us is powerful
enough? Can any of us cast out a demon
on our own power? Of course not. We can only do great and amazing things when
we turn to and rely upon a great and amazing God.
How much do you rely upon God? How powerful are you? How powerful are you when you are resting in
God’s hands?
Passage
for Tomorrow: Luke 9:41-43
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