February 3
(Luke 4:41 NIV) “Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.”
(Acts 19:11-12 NIV) “God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, {12} so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.”
(Acts 26:17-18 NIV) “I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them {18} to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'”
Jesus is the Deliverer. Everywhere He went, He demonstrated His Lordship over all things. When He arrived, demons trembled. When He spoke, they obeyed. Jesus is Lord. God’s plan is that we be delivered from darkness and brought into the light -- that we turn from the power of evil to the power of God. Then we are called to become advocates for deliverance. God has chosen to work through us, but first, we must be delivered from whatever has mastered us. Whatever has us under its thumb… addictions, attitudes, hurts, sins… we must allow God to set us free. We must be delivered before we can help others find freedom in His name. Christ rescues us, restores us, and then sends us out in His name as agents of deliverance. The name of Jesus still has authority and power today, and we are privileged to use it in freeing ourselves and others. Jesus is still the Deliverer. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day
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