Gods Word is alive and active Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD), in his commentary on this passage from the Gospel of Luke, tells us that Jesus had all power and authority to heal every sickness and expel every demonic power because he was the living and active Word of God the Father (John 1:14 and Hebrews 4:12): The bystanders, witnesses of such great deeds, were astonished at the power of his word. He performed his miracles, without offering up a prayer, asking no one else at all for the power to accomplish them. Since he is the living and active Word of God the Father, by whom all things exist, and in whom all things are, in his own person he crushed Satan and closed the profane mouth of impure demons. [Commentary on Luke, Homily 12]. Gods Word has power to set us free Gods living and abiding Word is truth and life and it has power to set us free from every sin and oppression and bring us healing of body, mind, and spirit. If the demons, the fallen angels, were able to recognize the power and authority of Jesus, the Son of God, how much more should we recognize and believe in the power and authority of the Gospel - the good news of Jesus Christ, and entrust our lives to the Lord Jesus? Gods Word produces life and freedom for us The Lord Jesus speaks his life-giving Word to us each and every day so that we may walk in the freedom of his love and truth. If we approach the Word of God with meekness and humility, and with an eagerness to do everything the Lord desires, we are in a much better position to learn what God wants to teach us through his word. Are you ready to follow the Lord Jesus and to conform your life according to his word? Lord Jesus, you have the words of everlasting life. May I never doubt your saving love and mercy, and the power of your word to bring healing, restoration, and freedom from every sin and oppression. The following reflection is courtesy of Presentation Ministries (c) 2014. Their website is located at presentationministries A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE We have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16 The root of all conduct is the mind (Sir 37:17). Therefore, a great battle rages between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness for control of our minds. Whoever wins the war for our mind will also gain control of our actions, whether for good or for evil (see Sir 37:18). This is why Scripture has so much to say about our mind. We must be transformed by the renewal of [our] mind, but this cant happen until we break away from the influence of the worldly culture around us (Rm 12:2). The kingdom of darkness cannot coexist with the kingdom of God, as Jesus makes clear in todays Gospel reading. One kingdom or the other must be driven out (see Lk 4:35). So it is with our minds. We must drive out our sinful and empty thoughts and acquire a fresh, spiritual way of thinking (Eph 4:23). In Baptism, we became children of God and were immersed in the Holy Spirit. When we renewed our Baptism at Easter, we rejected Satans empty works and promises, and by implication, empty and sinful thoughts. Immersed in the Holy Spirit, we take control of our thoughts, bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to Christ (2 Cor 10:5). We empty our minds of bad thoughts and continually replace them with good thoughts. Your thoughts should be wholly directed to all that is true, all that deserves respect, all that is honest, pure, admirable, decent, virtuous, or worthy of praise (Phil 4:8). Love God with all your mind (Lk 10:27). Prayer: Jesus, erase from my mind all thoughts that are not from You and bring to my mind Your thoughts.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 04:52:48 +0000
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