Jesus Chase More Demon Comot

January 10, 2024
Wednesday for di First Week for Ordinary Time
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When evening reach, after sun don set, dem bring everybody wey dey sick or wey demon possess come meet am. Di whole town gather for di door. E heal plenty people wey get different kind of sickness, and E chase plenty demon comot. E no allow dem talk because dem know am. Mark 1:32–34

Today we read say Jesus once again “chase plenty demon comot…” Di passage come add say, “…E no allow dem talk because dem know am.”

Why Jesus no allow these demon talk? Plenty of di early Church Fathers explain say, even though di demon dem understand say Jesus na di Messiah wey God promise, dem no fully understand wetin dat one mean and how E go win His final victory. Because of dis, Jesus no want make dem talk half-truth about am, as di wicked one dey often do, and so lead di people astray. Na why Jesus always forbid these demon to talk about am for public.

E dey important to understand say none of di demon dem understand di full truth say na Jesus death go finally destroy death itself and set all people free. Na why we see say these evil powers continue to plot against Jesus and try to attack am throughout His life. Dem stir Herod up against Jesus when E still be baby, and dis one force am to go live as exile for Egypt. Satan imself tempt Jesus just before E begin His public ministry, to try make Jesus abandon His mission. Plenty evil powers continue to attack Jesus throughout His public ministry, especially through di way di religious leaders of dat time continue to oppose am. And person fit suppose say, at first, these demon fit don think say dem win di battle when dem achieve their aim to make dem crucify Jesus.

But di truth be say, Jesus wisdom continue to confuse these demon, and finally, as E rise from di dead, E turn their evil act of making people crucify am into final victory over sin and death itself. Satan and im demon dem dey real, but when we compare dem with God truth and wisdom, these evil powers show say dem foolish and weak completely. Just like Jesus, we need to rebuke these tempters for our lives and command dem to keep quiet. Too often, we dey allow their half-truths lead us astray and confuse us.

Today, reflect on how e dey important to rebuke di wicked one with confidence, together with di plenty lies wey e dey tempt us to believe. Use di truth and authority of Christ rebuke am, and no pay attention to wetin e dey talk.

My precious Lord wey get all power, I turn to You and only You, as di source of all Truth and as Truth wey complete. Make I listen to only Your voice and reject di many ways wey di evil one and im demons dey deceive. For Your precious name, Jesus, I rebuke satan and all evil spirits, their lies and their temptations. I send these spirits go di foot of Your Cross, my dear Lord, and I open my mind and my heart to only You. Jesus, na You I trust.

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