Gospel: Mark 3:22-30
The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed
by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” Summoning
them, he began to speak to them in parables “How can Satan drive out Satan? If
a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house
is divided against itself that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan
has risen up against himself and is divided he cannot stand; that is the end of
him. But no one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property unless
he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house. Amen, I say to
you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them. But
whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is
guilty of an everlasting sin. For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.
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Reflection:
What comes to your mind when you hear or read about Satan? Is it the
usual concept of a dark and frightening figure with horns and tail?
The devil is real but it doesn’t appear as what we’ve usually conceived
it to be. Often times it disguises itself using other means so that we would
not be able to identify it. Satan is real, in fact he is always around us
taking his time until it sees an opportunity to take control of us.
It disguises itself in the appearance of an attractive woman or an
attractive man whom we still crave to covet even if we’re already
committed or married. It disguises itself through a friend who wants to bring
us to sleazy clubs and other sinful places.
It masquerades as an uncontrollable sexual desire that tries very
hard to take control of us. It presents itself in the form of money that will
try to enslave and control us until such time that we already make it our God
hence it will eventually destroy us.
Who can defeat the devil? It’s Jesus! We therefore have to know more
about Jesus by reading the bible most especially the gospel of Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John and by our frequent presence at Holy Mass. So that we can easily
ward off the devil the moment he presents himself to us. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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