Post by Woody Williams on Aug 31, 2005 19:48:19 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Matthew 12:22-28
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Then they brought to him a demoniac who was blind and mute; and he cured him, so that the one who had been mute could speak and see. All the crowds were amazed and said, "Can this be the Son of David?" But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this fellow casts out the demons." He knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? If I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
Devotional
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The Jewish leaders questioned Jesus' authority and continually challenged what he was saying and doing. Jesus answered their arguments and continued to heal and amaze those touched by his words and actions. What Jesus said and did was from God; it authored life
and renewal. That is the mark of true authority.
Prayer
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Give me courage to speak and act those words and deeds that offer life and renewal to others, O Lord. Amen
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Then they brought to him a demoniac who was blind and mute; and he cured him, so that the one who had been mute could speak and see. All the crowds were amazed and said, "Can this be the Son of David?" But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that this fellow casts out the demons." He knew what they were thinking and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand? If I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
Devotional
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The Jewish leaders questioned Jesus' authority and continually challenged what he was saying and doing. Jesus answered their arguments and continued to heal and amaze those touched by his words and actions. What Jesus said and did was from God; it authored life
and renewal. That is the mark of true authority.
Prayer
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Give me courage to speak and act those words and deeds that offer life and renewal to others, O Lord. Amen