# 365 - Today's Living Word comes from Mr 5:6,7 “When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me."
These confrontations that Jesus had with demons are very bizarre. The demon was compelled by the fact that Jesus is his superior and comes to him like a dog coming to his master, and then “croaks” like a frog in a loud voice , “what do I have to do with You Jesus, Son of the Most High God?”
As we have said before, croaking demons was not Jesus' idea of evangelism (see blog #292 Demons and Frogs 12/14/10) and for this reason He always sought to silence them. Let faith come by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God rather than croaking frogs!
The demons question is interesting as well. “What have I to do with You?” We might rephrase it today to sound like this: “ What are You doing here, this is not yet Your business? Leave me alone!”
Demons know they have an end. A very unpleasant end of eternal torment. As they have tormented, so they will be tormented into eternity. They know a day has been set by God for the execution of their final sentence, and they tremble at the mere thought of this day.
Should we not tremble as well? Demons will not be alone in hell, they will be joined by all others who refused to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. Bow your knee today! Confess your sinfulness and ask Jesus to forgive you and to be your Lord and Savior!
I'm Duane Matz and that's Today's Living Word
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