Christ Jesus, cast out the demons and fill me with your Message…

1 John 3:7-10 & Mark 1:29 -39

 
The tussle between good and evil, light and dark, God and Satan, is a old as the hills, and not dusty; this battle for human will is still, perhaps more than ever, a reality. As human beings gifted with free will, we have always had the ability to draw into ourselves the darkness of the deceitful instigations of the evil one or the light from the Holy Spirit of God. It is the despondency of darkness that shrouds and minimizes the effects of demonic activity in our lives and prevents us from taking in the Message of God’s mercy. Dispositions to addictions, malice, violence, depression hard heartedness, and illness of body, mind and spirit are signs of demonic activity in our lives today.  Jesus spent a good part of his ministry “proclaiming the message and casting out the demons” that destroy our ability to enter into God’s mercy-full presence and holy rest. Will I hold onto the demons in my life? Or will I ask Christ Jesus to cast them out of my life so that I can integrate his Message, his Word of salvation, of Light and Life, into my being?  Christ Jesus, cast out the demons and fill me with your Message.
 
The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.  (1John 3: 8 )
 
Holy Spirit of Jesus,
Help me put on the helmet of Salvation,
The shoes of Peace,
The belt of Truth,
The chest protector of Righteousness,
And take up the shield of Faith,
And the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God,
To stand beside you in Truth and Love,
As you bring souls to heaven. Amen
See Ephesians 6:10-17
 
 
Soli ad gloriam Dei
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