Still Scared of the Devil?

Homily for January 9, 2018.


“And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” Mark 1:27 

Our covenant relationship itself gives us a new identity, an identity that the devil himself respects. A child of God who lives in the light is a terrible threat to the devil and his agents. This is why in our Gospel passage, the possessed man could not withstand Jesus.

Notice that there was no atom of fear on the part of Jesus. He did not only teach with AUTHORITY, he also commanded the devil with AUTHORITY. Authority is fruit of identity. The kind of authority you exercise is a direct effect of the kind of identity you possess.

Fear of the devil is a direct consequence of an identity crisis in Christians. We are afraid because we are not sure of who we are, we do not live in covenant with God so we do not know whether or not God will defend us or not.

When we are truly prayerful, the devil does not need any introduction, he trembles before us. Like a Police man whose role is to check people’s ID card, there are certain faces he sees approaching and instantly flings open the door.

Children of God should never be afraid of the devil.

Let us Pray: Lord Jesus, deepen my faith and increase my confidence in you. Amen.

*Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. (Tuesday of the 1st Week in Ordinary Time. Bible Study:  1 Samuel 1:9-20 and Mark 1:21-28).*


Fr. Abu.  

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