The Finger of God

May 28

(Luke 11:20-23 NIV) ““But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you. {21} "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. {22} But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils. {23} "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.””

(Exodus 8:16-19 NIV) ““Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,' and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats." {17} They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came upon men and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. {18} But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. And the gnats were on men and animals. {19} The magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hard and he would not listen, just as the Lord had said.””

(Deuteronomy 9:10 NIV) “The Lord gave me two stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God. On them were all the commandments the Lord proclaimed to you on the mountain out of the fire, on the day of the assembly.”

Satan is powerful and we would be wise to remember that. On our own, we are no match for this fallen angel and his demonic army. But when pitted against the Lord, the Devil always loses. With one finger, God can defeat Satan. With one finger, God sent plagues on Egypt and defeated Pharaoh. With one finger, God wrote the Commandments on tablets of stone. And with one finger, the Lord drives out demons from those blessed by His presence. Wherever Jesus goes, the demons flee. Wherever you find God’s kingdom, you find demons in retreat. If we go it alone, we may stand for a while against the evil one, but eventually we will be defeated. Without God, man’s power is never sufficient for victory. There is always someone stronger, bigger, smarter, or faster. Trust in the finger of God. We are either with Him or against Him -- there is no middle ground. Which will it be for you? -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day