In Luke chapter 11, Jesus spoke:
14 One day there was a crowd gathered around Jesus, and among them was a man who was mute. Jesus drove out of the man the spirit that made him unable to speak. Once the demon left him, the mute man’s tongue was loosed and he was able to speak again. The stunned crowd saw it all and marveled in amazement over this miracle!
15 But there were some in the crowd who protested, saying, “He casts out demons by the power of Satan, the demon king.” 16 Others were skeptical and tried to persuade Jesus to perform a spectacular display of power to prove that He was the Messiah.
Rather than full acceptance of Jesus being the Messiah, people looked at Him through their own bias. Some were positive but wanted more proof whereas others were negative and wanted to hold on to their past doctrines. The one person who I am sure expressed true thankfulness and accepted this miracle was the man who was formerly possessed of a devil causing him to be mute. I am also sure he had much to say to those who would listen.
17 Jesus, well aware of their every thought, said to them, “Every kingdom that is split against itself is doomed to fail and will eventually collapse. 18 If it is true that Satan casts out his own demons through Me, how could his kingdom remain intact? 19 If Satan gives Me the power to cast out his demons, who is it that gives your exorcists their power? Let them become your judges! Go and ask them and they will tell you. 20 Yet if I am casting out demons by God’s mighty power, God’s kingdom realm is now released upon you—but you still reject it!”
Jesus explicitly speaks of the reality of demons and the devil. We must not downplay this reality we are facing today. We must not look the other way when we see demonic activity but expect FATHER to empower us with the same power and authority as Jesus, even more so.
Jesus continues:
21 “Satan’s belongings are undisturbed as he stands guard over his fortress kingdom, strong and fully armed with an arsenal of many weapons. 22 But when one stronger than he comes to attack and overpower him, the stronger one will empty the arsenal in which he trusted. The conqueror will ransack his kingdom and distribute all the spoils of victory. 23 This is a war, and whoever is not on My side is against me, and whoever does not gather the spoils with Me will be forever scattered.”
Were you expecting to live in a passive manner as a Son or Daughter of GOD? Jesus said “This is war!” Those who think otherwise are living in blindness and the adversary has them right where he wants them… doing nothing, seeing nothing, and hearing nothing.
Are you willing to gather the spoils of war with Jesus? What are the spoils? Souls, deliverance, healing, peace, joy, finances, and the list goes on. We are meant to be warriors for Christ and overcome the kingdom of darkness. Don’t remove this passage from your Bible thinking that the war will go away. Embrace the Words of Jesus and proceed to full preparation.
Reread yesterday’s blog.