1 Kings 22, Acts 19: 14-41, Psalm 104: 19-30
Acts 19: 15-16 (ESV)
“But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul
I recognize, but who are you?” And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped
on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of
that house naked and wounded.”
In verses 15 and 16 from Acts 19, we read about how the evil
Spirit answered the seven sons of a Jewish priest named Sceva. The seven sons
did not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ nor did they Paul, but they
were using the name of Christ to cast out demons. When the seven sons of Sceva
tried to cast out a powerful demon from a man, the evil Spirit told them that
he knew both Jesus Christ and Paul but not them. Then the evil Spirit attacked
the seven sons of Sceva, and they fled the house without clothes and were wounded.
Even in people did not believe in Jesus Christ and his divine and powerful
nature, the demons recognized who Jesus was and his power. The demons also knew
who Paul was because he was able to cast out demons. Evil Spirits know who
their enemies are and are afraid of them. It doesn’t make sense that people who
believe that demons and evil spirits are real often do not believe in the
powerful nature of Jesus Christ, even when they have evidence that demons are
afraid of Christ and his power. If you believe that evil spirits and demons are
real, why is it so impossible to believe that Christ was real and was
resurrected? There were exorcists in the time of Jesus and there are still
exorcists today who cast out demons in the name of Jesus Christ. The name of
Jesus Christ was powerful during the time of the Book of Acts and still is
today to cast out evil spirits and demons, either real beings or the demons of
addiction and other illnesses, if you have a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ.
If you enjoyed reading my thoughts about these Bible verses,
find yourself a Holy Spirit filled, full Gospel, Bible-based church where you
can hear the word of the Lord preached and learn to develop a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ.
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