The power of
Jesus is beyond our imagination.
14 He was driving out a demon [that was] mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute person spoke and the crowds were amazed. 15 Some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” 16 Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. 17 But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. 18 And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons. 19 If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people[a] drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if it is by the finger of God that [I] drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe. 22 But when one stronger[b] than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on which he relied and distributes the spoils. 23 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.-Luke11:14-23
Sometimes no
matter how good we are, no matter how much we have done as an act of
charity for others, we are not appreciated. Some people think we have
other motives i.e. selfishness. We cannot please all, but there will
always be a few who would appreciate us. God appreciates all acts
done out of charity and love for others, great or small it may be.
A house that is
divided will never stand and will never last forever. One way or
another, somebody will break away, somebody must leave. Strive,
therefore, to live in harmony and peace with one another.
For the longest
time, a dictator governed a country. He was powerful. He is the law,
he is the police and the armed forces, all resources seem to belong
to him and his family alone. His political opponents were imprisoned
or killed without a judicial trial. There is no media coverage of his
atrocities and illegal acts. Poverty is everywhere. The people are
finally fed up. One day, each and every person joined forces for a
peaceful revolution - armed only with prayers, rosary beads, goodness
and faith in God - to oust the dictator. God has blessed the act
because the dictator and his family left, and democracy was once more
restored. The gospel rings true as I remember this historical event.
Who would have thought that a powerful dictator who seems to own the
police and armed forces, and the law, can be ousted peacefully? Who
would have thought that something so powerful and formidable can be
put to end without the use of weapons? It was a miracle. Jesus is the
one described as, "one stronger." God can crush evil
easily. Truly, God is more powerful than anything or anybody; His
will will happen.
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