The New Normal

recognize me? (photo courtesy of sKai Heitz)

we all like to be recognized..

we all like to be called by name..

we all like to know and be known..

we all like a little attention every now and then..

In Acts 19, there is a story of the Seven sons of Sceva. Mr. Sceva was a Jewish priest. And his sons, enamored with the attention Paul must have been getting, began trying to drive out demons too. They would say, “In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.”

The problem was that they were trying to invoke the name of the Lord without really being surrendered to Him. Kinda like doing ministry in your own power and not that of the divine.

End of the story:

“One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding. (Acts 19:15-16)

Obviously, power to do miraculous things does not come from oneself.

My prayer today, “God let the enemy recognize me..not because of me..but because YOU are doing miraculous things through me!”