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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