The King is Here: Confronting Demons

In Luke 8v26-39 Jesus exhibits another aspect of His authority as the Creator, this time over the demonic. This story certainly validates Jesus’ divinity, but the story itself is also a kingdom description, with beliefs attached to it that we are supposed to acquire through reading.   On Sunday, we focused in on what the demonic does to a person, and what Jesus will do about it.   The Bible recognizes that we live in a spiritual world with gods and demons whose primary aim is to uncreate and reverse the order and design that God intended from the beginning. The truth is that these lesser gods are nothing compared to Yahweh, but people have the ability to make them something through worship and sacrifice.   The level of agreement and worship given to these gods or demons, will determine their influence in our lives. Whether it’s the demonized man in the story we read or it’s a parent who sacrifices time with their family on the altar of money…both of these people are under the influence of demonic ways of seeing themselves, God, and the world.    The good news of Jesus is that He will heal you of your demons and use you to do the same. In our repentance from lies we are set free and we get infused with hope!