Unclean spirits


I'm doing a study on the many names of Jesus, when I ran across this verse:

Mark 5:7 KJV  

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

Jesus came to the Gadarenes, and saw a man living among the tombs who was possessed by an unclean spirit.  The unclean spirit recognizes Jesus, and addresses Him as 'thou Son of the most high God.'

The unclean spirit saw Jesus for who He was, but not for what He was.  Even the unclean spirits recognize Jesus as the Son of God, but He was not, is not their LORD.  


Just knowing who Jesus is, is not enough.  Until you submit to Him, and obey His will, He is not your LORD and Saviour.  

The man was delivered of, what turned out to be his multitude of unclean spirits.  Jesus cast them out, and they departed the man into a great herd of swine.  The swine in their terror at being overcome by the unclean spirits, cast themselves into the sea and drowned.

The swine drowned, but the unclean spirits did not perish there.  That same spirit exists today, recognizing God, but not accepting His Lordship, by obeying Him.


Matthew 7:21-23 KJV Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Luke 6:46 KJV And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?


Luke 11:28 KJV  But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Help us Lord. . .Open our eyes. . .

Help us find true freedom, through submission to You. . . 

I love You my God. . .



Dave

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