Title: Not by My Power; By His / Topic: Deliverance

Today’s Reading: Genesis 20; Genesis 21; Genesis 22; Luke 8

Scripture: Luke 8:26-29
26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torture me!" 29 For Jesus had commanded the evil spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.

Observation/Application: Many times this demon-possessed man had been with chains around his hands and feet and kept under guard to keep him from being destructive to the people of his village. But he had broken these chains every time. This is a picture of how man's solutions to spiritual problems just don't work. Nothing can break the power of the enemy in our lives but the greater power of God. Jesus administered the power of the Holy Spirit to this poor man and set him free. Man tries to contain and control the havoc wreaked by Satan while Jesus comes to destroy it. Hallelujah!

Prayer: Thank you Lord for providing a way to destroy the works of the enemy in our lives. I pray that the Body of Christ would learn to appropriate your power to set ourselves and others free from the control of Satan and his evil forces.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.