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.
“When an unclean spirit goes out of
someone, it roams through arid regions searching for rest but, finding none, it
says, ‘I shall return to my home from which I came.’ But upon returning, it
finds it swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and brings back seven other
spirits more wicked than itself who move in and dwell there, and the last
condition of that man is worse than the first.”
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We may not know this but some of these evils reside within us, this is the reason why from time to time evil thoughts suddenly pops in our minds. Should we worry about this? Of course, for the reason that this shows our lack of faith and interactions with Jesus.
Evil thrives within us when Jesus is absent within us, when we shabbily treat Him and when our faith in Jesus is weak. Therefore, when we have weak faith we also give the devil a small window of opportunity to cast his evil magic spell upon us.
Our gospel for this Friday tells us that Jesus is far more powerful than the devil. That Jesus can demolish the devil anytime He wants. But Jesus needs also our cooperation. For the simple reason that He also gave us the freewill to decide for ourselves. If we are going to embrace Him and let Him come into our lives or we continue to allow the devil to gain control of our lives.
The choice is yours to make, but let
us take the right choice by choosing Jesus over the devil no matter how
attractive the enticements of the devil. This simply means that we will leave sin and anything
that makes us sin from hereon. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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