Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

QT 25 Nov 15, Luke 4:40-41, Even the demons believe and shudder

Luke 4:40-41 (ESV) Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41  And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

NOTE: The spiritual forces in opposition clearly understood who Jesus was. We might argue that we can't trust what was written, although that is not a logical argument given the evidence. We might argue the supposedly demon-possessed are not good witnesses and the latter argument might make sense. Except for the fact, that what Jesus did is not possible for a normal man. The population recognized very clearly that he was different. The authority of his words and teaching, the healing, the miracles, are undeniable pieces of evidence. His claims force us to deal with the man himself. As someone once argued, he must be classified as a liar or a lunatic or Lord. A reasoned look at his life will dismiss liar and lunatic, and then we are left with Lord. He is the Lord of the universe, the God who created us. He demands our allegiance and our obedience. He is the Son of God. Father, open our eyes to reason and truth.

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