Luke 11:21-23 (ESV)
[21] When a strong man, fully
armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; [22] but when one stronger
than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he
trusted and divides his spoil. [23] Whoever is not with me is against me, and
whoever does not gather with me scatters.
Jesus had just cast out a demon
and was accused of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebul the prince of
the demons, i.e. Satan. Jesus reveals the absurdity of that statement. Why
would Satan cast out his own demons and release someone from their power? He
then ends with the verses above. Satan is the strong man who binds people and
guards his possessions, but Jesus is the one who is stronger. He is the one who
releases people from the Enemy’s restraint.
It is common to think of Jesus
and Satan, or God and Satan as opposite that are almost equal. Nothing could be
further from the truth. Satan may be the chief of demons, but he is just a
fallen angel. I think it was C.S. Lewis who once observed, if Satan has an
equal it would be Michael the Archangel, not God. I am convinced that one of
his ploys is to convince us of his power, but his greatest power is deception.
We need to set our eyes on the stronger man, on Jesus the Son of God who has
all power. Are you with him?
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