Jesus and Demons

690 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 2Sa 22:44-46, "You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. A people I have not known shall serve me. 45 The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me. 46 The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts. (2 Sam 22:44-46) David states the facts of his reign in Israel. He survived civil war, he defeated Israel's enemies, foreigners submitted to him, often without a fight as his reputation preceded him. I read this and can't help but think of Jesus and first of all, his encounters with the Pharisees, Sadducee s, and scribes. The “strivings of His own people,” if you will. Joh 1:11SAYS, “ He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.” Then there's the matter of His numerous encounters with demons. These spirit beings are foreigners in the sense that they are not part of the kingdom of God and never can be. David said foreigners submitted to him as soon as they heard them, and this was the case in every instance that the Bible records concerning Jesus' meetings with demons. They obeyed Him immediately! They are still around for sure, wreaking havoc on souls where the gospel has not been received, but they, like David's enemies, fade away in the presence of Jesus. Even David's mention of theses foreigners who come frightened from their hideouts is a great picture of demons being cast out of their host. I think of the Gadarene demoniac, living in his hideout until he met Jesus, and Legion fearfully begged to not be cast into the abyss. (He came, frightened from his hideout!) This is who Jesus is! He is the head of the nations! No one is able to stand before Him. Mr 1:27b says, “He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him." This same Jesus is now seated in the heavenlies. Surrender to Him, and let Him rule your life with the love and power of God! Let Him help you keep the demons at bay.