The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Luke 11:21-22,
"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils."
When Jesus was accused of casting demons out of afflicted people by Beelzebub, "the prince of demons", in this case a man who was mute from a demonic presence, he responded, "a house divided against itself will fall." He went on to say that if he drove out demons by "the finger of God", then the kingdom of God had come to them. It was a sobering observation of the Lord that God was moving and the presence of God's kingdom had come to them as evidenced by the things Jesus was doing.
It is this further observation of the Lord that captures my heart. In it, Satan is pictured as a "strong man" attempting to keep his possessions to himself. But now that the Lord is here, as a much stronger opponent, he attacks and overpowers the devil, crushes his defenses, and takes what he wants.
And he wants us! "For God so loved the world that he sent his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16. "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:3.
There is nothing in the cosmos that can keep the Lord from what he wants. His disposition of love for us makes this reality something to behold in wonder and excitement! His intentions for us is what life has always been designed to be in the perfection of beauty, satisfaction and fulfillment that could only be designed by God himself!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils."
When Jesus was accused of casting demons out of afflicted people by Beelzebub, "the prince of demons", in this case a man who was mute from a demonic presence, he responded, "a house divided against itself will fall." He went on to say that if he drove out demons by "the finger of God", then the kingdom of God had come to them. It was a sobering observation of the Lord that God was moving and the presence of God's kingdom had come to them as evidenced by the things Jesus was doing.
It is this further observation of the Lord that captures my heart. In it, Satan is pictured as a "strong man" attempting to keep his possessions to himself. But now that the Lord is here, as a much stronger opponent, he attacks and overpowers the devil, crushes his defenses, and takes what he wants.
And he wants us! "For God so loved the world that he sent his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16. "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:3.
There is nothing in the cosmos that can keep the Lord from what he wants. His disposition of love for us makes this reality something to behold in wonder and excitement! His intentions for us is what life has always been designed to be in the perfection of beauty, satisfaction and fulfillment that could only be designed by God himself!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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