Luke 11:14-23
Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, "By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons." Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. But he knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons. If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you. When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe. But when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on which he relied and distributes the spoils. Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who are suffering from depression.
In our world today, individuality gets a lot of attention.
It separates us. It divides us. It makes people forget that every person is a gift.
It makes people say, "I can worship God in my own way," and therefore rejecting the gift that God gives to us in being The Church and gathering "In His Name." It makes people forget the power they have in being part of "The Body of Christ." It makes people forget that we need them and they need us.
So, let us go forth, and recognize our participation in Christ's work. Let us not be divided, but rather unified as One Body of Christ. Take care and God Bless.
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