Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone
out, the mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, “By the
power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” Others, to
test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. But he knew their thoughts and said
to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house
will fall against house. 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. If
I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them
out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if it is by the finger of God that
I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you. When a strong
man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe. But when one
stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on which he
relied and distributes the spoils. Whoever is not with me is against me, and
whoever does not gather with me scatters.”
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Reflection:
Is the devil real?
The devil is real and he's a pervading influence in our society and in
our political system as well. Why is the Philippines still a third world
country considering that it has rich human and natural resources? The reason is
many of our leaders have allowed themselves to be seduced and manipulated by
the devil. The devil in the guise of corrupted wealth and power always offers
himself to our politicians in exchange for their honest to goodness public
service and governance.
In the same vein, The devil is also a presence inside the Filipino
family. This is the reason why there are separation and infidelity inside the
marriage covenant. Who can defeat the influence of the devil in our society’s
political system and in our respective families? It’s our practice of our faith
in Jesus.
Many of us profess to be believers in Jesus and many of our politicians
are graduates of catholic schools. Yet there are many plunderers in government,
yet there are many broken families. Why is this so? This is for the reason that
many of us are believers in name only. Many of us attend Holy Mass but we don’t
live the grace of Holy Mass.
If only we would allow our faith in Jesus to take root deep into our
bones, our country would once again be progressive. If only we would allow our
faith in Jesus to take center stage in our respective families there would also
be no more broken marriages.
Let us think about how many times we have betrayed our faith in Jesus. In
exchange for the salivating offers of the devil which in the long run will only
destroy us. Reject the devil therefore and do not allow yourself to become his
agent and slave in this world. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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