"Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed."
Seven of the boys of Sceva thought they would cast out an evil spirit from a man. They found out rather quickly, that the spirit world in which we live, is much more powerful than our earthly beings!
Today, many people are so blinded they don't see the REAL problem in our society! There is talk about the "lazy" people who have drained our nation dry by not working, the "gay and lesbian" getting equal rights, the pornographers given more rights, the abortion proponents being allowed to murder more unborn children, and the list goes on and on!
When the first century residents saw what the "EVIL SPIRIT" did to the sons of Sceva, "many believed, and confessed"! They got rid (burned them) of ALL the books and remnants of "evil", and the current pricing was FIFTY THOUSAND PIECES OF SILVER!!
ALL of the issues in the world today is related to sin! When are we going to WAKE UP and realize that the problem is "SPIRITUAL"? We Christians don't grasp the power we have in our lives, or we are too afraid (weak) to take a stand. I am committing myself to "LIVING FOR HIM" for my remaining days! I long to hear in my time "So mightily grew the word of God and preva
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