1.) The way the demons/unclean spirits tremble in fear before Christ, and show very little hesitation to recognize Him as the Son of God, and the Power and Authority that He wields.
2.) The way the demons/unclean spirits are described and the way they communicate and behave as a subtle look into what happens when the corruption and damaging effects of sin are allowed to take their full course. It’s almost as if they have descended into complete insanity – how blessed and fortunate we are to have been rescued from that fate, and it also illustrates why God will destroy those who reject Him in the lake of fire in an act of mercy and justice.
I’m curious about the lives of the people Christ healed – the demon possessed man, the woman who touched his garment & the girl brought back to life – was the impact of these miracles deep enough to change their lives long term or did they forget or use human reasoning to downplay these events over time like the children of Israel?
Jesus’ command over demons gives me great comfort. I never want Satan and his demons to affect God’s people. As Luke 13:16 shows, Satan can bind us. God gives us the confidence that we can tell Satan to “get thee hence” if temptation occurs.
Mark 5:19 19 However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.”
This scripture brings me back to my calling and the excitement of having my mind opened to God’s truth. If course we got in our “soapbox” and couldn’t understand why others didn’t see what we were talking about
I often think of the demon possessed man when reading Christ’s miracles. How awful his life must have been— what a difficult way to live. Alone, hurting, tormented. When he woke that day he had no idea Christ was about to change his life…to bring him relief.
It makes me think of the whole world. Hurting and not knowing that one day a Christ will return and change everything. It won’t be as fast, and it’s not a perfect comparison. Just a thought 🤷🏻♀️
All of these miracles are so emotionally weighty. I can’t comprehend the impact Christ’s healing had on any of these people—all three in positions that are essentially hopeless, and Jesus shows power over all of it.
I always wonder about the woman. He asks who touched Him—but He regularly knows what people are reasoning in their hearts. How does He not know who touched Him?
I guess it doesn’t say He didn’t know—just that He asked. The woman is given the opportunity to tell “the whole truth” (a legal term in Greek). The scenario would have played out differently if Jesus called her out instead of giving her the opportunity to out herself.
NKJV says, “she said, ‘If only I may touch…’” but the actual Greek means “she KEPT saying to herself.” I think of the determination it would have taken to push through the crowd toward the one thing that could help her situation.
A couple things stood out to me:
1.) The way the demons/unclean spirits tremble in fear before Christ, and show very little hesitation to recognize Him as the Son of God, and the Power and Authority that He wields.
2.) The way the demons/unclean spirits are described and the way they communicate and behave as a subtle look into what happens when the corruption and damaging effects of sin are allowed to take their full course. It’s almost as if they have descended into complete insanity – how blessed and fortunate we are to have been rescued from that fate, and it also illustrates why God will destroy those who reject Him in the lake of fire in an act of mercy and justice.
I’m curious about the lives of the people Christ healed – the demon possessed man, the woman who touched his garment & the girl brought back to life – was the impact of these miracles deep enough to change their lives long term or did they forget or use human reasoning to downplay these events over time like the children of Israel?
Jesus’ command over demons gives me great comfort. I never want Satan and his demons to affect God’s people. As Luke 13:16 shows, Satan can bind us. God gives us the confidence that we can tell Satan to “get thee hence” if temptation occurs.
Mark 5:19 19 However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.”
This scripture brings me back to my calling and the excitement of having my mind opened to God’s truth. If course we got in our “soapbox” and couldn’t understand why others didn’t see what we were talking about
I often think of the demon possessed man when reading Christ’s miracles. How awful his life must have been— what a difficult way to live. Alone, hurting, tormented. When he woke that day he had no idea Christ was about to change his life…to bring him relief.
It makes me think of the whole world. Hurting and not knowing that one day a Christ will return and change everything. It won’t be as fast, and it’s not a perfect comparison. Just a thought 🤷🏻♀️
All of these miracles are so emotionally weighty. I can’t comprehend the impact Christ’s healing had on any of these people—all three in positions that are essentially hopeless, and Jesus shows power over all of it.
I always wonder about the woman. He asks who touched Him—but He regularly knows what people are reasoning in their hearts. How does He not know who touched Him?
I guess it doesn’t say He didn’t know—just that He asked. The woman is given the opportunity to tell “the whole truth” (a legal term in Greek). The scenario would have played out differently if Jesus called her out instead of giving her the opportunity to out herself.
NKJV says, “she said, ‘If only I may touch…’” but the actual Greek means “she KEPT saying to herself.” I think of the determination it would have taken to push through the crowd toward the one thing that could help her situation.
Lots of parallels there, I think.