Tuesday 1/29/2013 5:38 AM
The ease with which information can be accessed in our
modern world is mind-boggling. Whereas
in the past one had to go to a library, search a card catalog, access stacks of
reference materials and pore over reams of paper, now we simply make a search
on a mobile device, touch the screen with a finger and we have nearly instant
access to everything. With a simple
swipe of a finger one can run complicated machinery to accomplish almost any
task.
Today I read Luke 11:14-28, an account of Jesus driving a
demon out of a man who was mute. Some in
the crowd of onlookers suggested he was driving out the demon by Beelzebul, the
prince of demons. Jesus makes the
familiar comment about a divided house being unable to stand and then asks by
whose power they drive the demons out.
Finally in verse 20 Jesus says, “But if I drive out demons by the finger
of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.”
That image of Jesus driving out demons with the swipe of a
finger stuck with me this morning.
Sometimes my life seems beset with insurmountable problems; I face
indomitable foes or irresistible temptations.
I huddle in the corner paralyzed by fear and a feeling of
inadequacy. Any idea of God using an
impotent soldier like me to further his kingdom is out of the question. I need to remember that what I view as
insurmountable, indomitable and irresistible, God can remove with the swipe of
his finger. I need to live with the
confidence that he will do so.
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