Monday – Gospels

Reading – Matthew 8

Highlight Verse:

“Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭8‬:‭34‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Does reading about demons make you uncomfortable.

Perhaps you think that exorcisms are a thing of the past and demons aren’t something that show up anymore.

Maybe that’s what the people of this town were thinking.

Jesus showing up and kicking some demonic tail had to have made them very uncomfortable.

Jesus not only stirred up their status quo but shed light on the evil in their midst.

That ruffled their feathers so much they asked Him to leave. And He did.

We naturally want to go along with our lives not facing the things that bring shame or responsibility to the forefront.

We want to stay in our comfortable “good enough” lives. Jesus will allow that.

He will leave us alone.

If we welcome Jesus, He will bring to the light those things that only He can remove from our lives.

And He will deliver us.

Will you welcome Jesus or shun Him?
Have you seen the demonic at work in today’s world? Did you let Jesus deal with it?