Jesus is Lord of all nations! He draws everyone to Him, the sick, the lonely, the oppressed, people with addictions, people hungry for the word….If non believers upon hearing the Good news can leave everything behind in search of Him, to be witness to Him, to be healed by Him. What does it say of us Christians who would not take the time to spend an hour with Him?
If unclean spirits who do not want to have anything to do with Jesus Christ our Lord acknowledges His sovereignty, His divinity by throwing themselves before Him and crying out His title. What does it say about us who would not bend a knee to Him? Who would not be reverent in body, mind, spirit and demeanour in His presence? Will not praise Him for all He has done for us? or even Call out His name?
Jesus strictly orders the unclean spirits not to make Him known! Can we preach the Good news of salvation or share our faith with others if we ourselves are not cleansed or made pure? Or strive daily to lead a Holy and righteous life? How would you react if someone bears testimony to Christ our Lord then a while later you witness the same person in a fit of anger, screaming and shouting or curses under His/Her breath? Or instead openly flirts with another? Would you say they bear witness to the truth?
(Ps. 50:16) For God said to the sinner, Why do you preach my laws? A sinner is forbidden to preach the Lord, lest any one listening to his preaching should follow him in his error, for the devil is an evil master, who always mingles false things with true, that the semblance of truth may cover the witness of fraud…
Let us pray…..
Lord Jesus Christ, You who are the truth, the light and the way, have mercy on us, cleanse us of our sins, make us white as snow so that we may bear witness to You and Your truth. That we may be the light for others who live in darkness and teach transgressors your ways. We ask this in Your Holy name. Amen
GOSPEL
Mark 3:7–12
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him. 9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him; 10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. 11 And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
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