# 292 - Today we read from Mr 3:11,12. “And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.”
I wonder what it sounded like when demons spoke through their victims, acknowledging Jesus as the Son of God? There is a big difference between speaking in a normal tone and “crying” out.
When Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the crowds “cried” out, they raised their voices in praise. That is one of the uses of the word “cried.” But it also means to croak as a raven or to shriek. This would seem more fitting here for demons and is in line with the description of reports we hear from missionaries and their dealings with the demon possessed in foreign lands.
Not only that but, when we hear the word “croak,” we think of frogs, and frogs are used to typify demons in Scripture. In Re 16:13, we read, “And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.”
No wonder Jesus sternly warned them not to speak. If there is to be any proclamation of Jesus as the Son of God, let it be done by the Holy Spirit, not by screeching frogs.
I’m Duane Matz and that’s today’s Living Word.
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