‘He taught them as one having authority’
Do we acknowledge Jesus as our saviour and King? Do we revere Him by our thoughts, words and deeds?
We are commissioned to be priest, prophet and king for others by sharing the good news and living the word. Are we doing so in humility, love and holiness?
Evil is all around us, can exist even in places of worship. So long as we remain in Christ, no evil can overpower us. Are we striving at all costs to remain in Him? Do we know that we are not alone in our struggles and that He is with us always?
Let us cry out to Him, “Lord do thou strengthen and increase my faith. In thy divinity, may I adore, love and confess it even at the peril of my own life !” Amen
GOSPEL Mark 1:21–28
Jesus came to Capernaum with his followers, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet! Come out of him!” The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. All were amazed and asked one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.
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