LIKE NOTHING YOU’VE EVER SEEN

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In Christ, Mark

The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."

But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons."

Matthew 9:32-34

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

Have you experienced a miraculous work of the Lord?

If not, perhaps you haven’t been keeping your eyes and ears open as they are happening in volume each and every day…and have been since creation. Just read the first chapter of the first book of the bible to see the awesome power of God in full display. Would also recommend that you watch either of these two DVDs by Louie Giglio, “How Great Is Our God” or “Indescribable”, as they also serve to underscore the greatness and majesty of God very well.

So in Jesus, we find all of God’s power on display, only now walking amongst the people of Israel. Up to this point in Matthew, Chapter 9, we have seen Jesus perform many miracles, healing the afflicted, raising the dead and driving out demons. He continues that work in today’s passage.

For we read where Jesus and his disciples encounter a “man who was demon-possessed and could not talk”. And so Jesus, as He had done prior, drove the demon out, enabling the man to speak once again.

The crowd that witnessed this, like crowds before them, was amazed and proclaimed, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel." Or at least, they had never seen anything like it because we know that Jesus had done other similar miracles in Israel before this one. Nonetheless, the people who watched the once mute man now talk were awestruck.

Unfortunately, not everyone was impressed with what Jesus had done. For scripture tells us that the Pharisees who witnessed the exorcism didn’t see it as an amazing miracle of God. No they instead connected Jesus to Satan saying, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons."

Aren’t these the same competing attitudes we see in our world today?

On one hand, we have those who believe in the power of God, or come to believe in the power of God, through the amazing, incredible works He does each and every day.

And then we have those who would like to attribute what they witness to other things…to black magic…or science…or chance. These skeptics close their minds, hearts, eyes and ears to the possibility that anything could be of God…and in doing so miss His glory.

What a sad existence that is.

Frankly, I choose to believe and trust in the One through which all things are possible. For there is nothing beyond the work of His almighty, infinitesimally powerful hands.

I hope you feel likewise.

For one thing is certain. Living for the Lord will continuously take you through experiences that will be like nothing you’ve ever seen.

Believe it and enjoy the experience!

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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