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We read yesterday about how the ministry and the works of Jesus was attracting large crowds of regular people from all over. These people were even coming from distant regions that were far from the influence of the Jewish teachers.
In today’s scripture, Jesus gives us two interesting views of how our enemy tries to use division to stop the good things that God is doing for His people. In the first example, the division came from within Jesus’ own people. When they saw what He was doing, some of His people
thought that Jesus was losing His mind and they tried to stop Him. Take note that these people who were close to Him probably thought that they were doing what was good. But they were basing their actions on their own understanding and perspectives and not on the will of God.
This reminds me of the three friends of Job who thought throughout that entire book that they were doing what was best for their friend. In reality they were serving the purpose of Satan and working against God’s desires for Job.
In the second example from today’s scripture, the Jewish teachers saw the huge crowds and wanted to stop what was happening. Out of jealousy, they tried to use their influence to cause division within the crowd. In front of the people, they accused Jesus of being evil, having an
unclean spirit and using it to cast out other unclean spirits.
The response that Jesus gives to them destroys their accusation and exposes who is motivating them. It also gives the people and us a clear lesson about some of the typical tactics that Satan uses to try to
The response that Jesus gives to them destroys their accusation and exposes who is motivating them. It also gives the people and us a clear lesson about some of the typical tactics that Satan uses to try to
infiltrate and weaken the house of a strong man. This spiritual lesson is important to all of us who are the children of God. This is because just as it is in the game of chess or in real-world warfare, the key to countering an attack strategy by our adversary is to recognize it
when it begins. We must know our enemy and understand his tactics.
Now let’s read about these events in the gospel of Mark chapter 3 beginning in verse 20.
Now let’s read about these events in the gospel of Mark chapter 3 beginning in verse 20.
A House Divided Cannot Stand
20 Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.”
20 Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.”
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”
23 So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom
23 So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. 27 No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man.
And then he will plunder his house. - Mark 3:20-27
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