| Numbers 32:1-33:39; Luke 4:31-5:11; Psalm 64:1-10; Proverbs 11:22
“Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath. They were astonished at His teaching because His message had authority. In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean demonic spirit who cried out with a loud voice, ‘Leave us alone! What do You have to do with us, Jesus – Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are – the Holy One of God!’ But Jesus rebuked him and said, ‘Be quiet and come out of him!’ And throwing him down before them, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all. They were all struck with amazement and kept saying to one another, ‘What is this message? For He commands the unclean spirit with authority and power, and they come out!’ And news about Him began to go out to every place in the vicinity.” (Luke 4:31-37)
The church is actually us, but we call the building that we meet in church too, which is cool. The Jewish folks have synagogue, we have church. It’s just a general term for the body of Christ, where we gather, or what we do when we gather, “We’re gonna have church today!” Many of us have a preconceived notion of what should occur when we gather and that typically doesn’t involve people screaming and falling out on the floor, but that was a part of what Jesus focused on. He taught the Word in order to set people free, in whatever form it took.
Don’t get freaked out if you see similar manifestations in your gatherings. It’s the Jesus style. As the days draw closer to the return of Christ, we will begin seeing more and more people getting set free and set on fire for the glory of God. I’m talking about people you may have thought were too far gone, too demonically oppressed or too hard are just going to melt under the presence of God. Seek God’s heart and don’t be afraid of supernatural spiritual moves. What’s church, the building, the meeting place, all about anyway if not to worship the Lord, see sinners saved and the redeemed encouraged?
PRAYER:
Lord, give me wisdom and discernment. I don’t want to get caught up in something that is not You, but by the same token I don’t want to miss Your move because I’m afraid or doubtful. Comfort my heart and help me to see that You deliver people in different ways, sometimes it happens very publicly and loudly. Demons do exist but I know that greater is Jesus, who is in me, than the devil, who is in the world. My heart does safely trust in You. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen. |
