Something Greater is Among You

Luke 11:14-36 highlights the need to respond to Jesus. Jesus teaches there is no neutrality between his kingdom and the kingdom of darkness. Two things indicate the crumbling of Satan’s kingdom. First, the defeat of demons (11:14, 15, 18, 19, 20). Second, the undermining of Satan’s fortifications (11:22).Jesus then refers to, “the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation” (Luke 11:29-30). The sign of Jonah includes three elements: the preaching of repentance (5:32; 13:3, 5; 15:7, 10), the preaching of judgment (13:1–9, 23–30, 34–35; 20:9–19; 22:20–28; 23:28–31), and divine rescue (24:5–7). Even though there are obstacles to following Jesus, he is the stronger man, greater than a human king or prophet, and the light that penetrates darkness. Therefore, follow him.