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Theo Tigno•
10/8/2004 10:20 am
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Friday, October 8th 2004 |
Lk 11:15-26
When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd 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.
"When an unclean spirit goes out of someone, it roams through arid regions searching for rest but, finding none, it says, 'I shall return to my home from which I came.' But upon returning, it finds it swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and brings back seven other spirits more wicked than itself who move in and dwell there, and the last condition of that man is worse than the first."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who suffer persecution for their faith.
"To pray for the living and the dead."
Christ makes a pretty strong statement: Whoever is not with me is against me.
We must ask ourselves that question: Are with with Christ or are we against Him? Are we building up the kingdom or taking others away from His love?
We can be fully armed with knowledge and wisdom, but Satan's knowledge and wisdom, unfortunately, is greater than we could ever comprehend. It is only Christ that can guide our hearts from the evil one.
Therefore, we must pray, not only for ourselves, but for those we love as well. The evil one is very real, and he will use everything he knows how to draw you away from Our Lord and Our God. We must pray for others, that they may receive Christ so that Christ may guard their hearts. We cannot stand divided from Christ; we must stand united. Take care and God Bless.
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