Today’s Bible Reading:
1 Samuel 30-31; 1 Chronicles 10; Matthew 12
Journal Entry on a passage from today’s reading:
Topic: Spiritual Health
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 12:43-45
Jesus said…
43 "When
an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and
does not find it. 44 Then
it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the
house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits
more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition
of that man is worse than the first… (Matt 12:43-45 NIV)
OBSERVATION:
The human house cannot remain unoccupied. Evil spirits may
be cast out, and the inner man delivered of them; but if one does not accept
and receive Christ within, the empty human heart is a vulnerable abode for evil
spirits to return to. It is not the absence of evil that brings spiritual
health, it is the presence of Jesus.
APPLICATION:
Whenever I pray for deliverance of any kind over someone, I
must remember to also pray for the presence of Jesus to fill the void.
PRAYER:
Lord, help me lead people not only to Your deliverance, but
also to Your fullness. Through Christ. Amen.
–AP
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