“He knew their thoughts, so he said, ‘Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A family splintered by feuding will fall apart.’” v. 17
The great debate continues!!! People are seeing Jesus do these miracles, but they are questioning who He is, asking him to prove that He is “really” from God and not from the Devil. Jesus explains that if He was from Satan he wouldn’t be casting our Demons. It seemed that the crowd was trying to find every reason why they couldn’t or shouldn’t believe what Jesus was saying.
Doesn’t this sound like our world today? People are searching . . . and sadly, people are rejecting Christ and trying to believe something else in their hopes to become “spiritual”! However, Jesus didn’t come to make us spiritual, He came to restore us to a right relationship with God. Some of His teachings are hard and require us to have faith and discipline because we live in a sinful fallen world. But, He does give us a choice. Some people will choose to believe Jesus is who he says He is, while others will reject Him, His claims, and His teachings. Others will choose not to choose, meaning they haven’t rejected Christ, but they haven’t accepted Him either. However, the Bible says it is pretty clear:
“‘Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.’” v. 23
So, where are you? Do you believe Jesus is who He says He is? Does your life style match your beliefs?
Dan Gould 