Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God." But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" (Mark 1:23-25 NRSV Bible)
Our scripture reading today is about a man who got real deliverance from that which tormented him. Do we believe that Jesus can really help us?

I heard a story once of a telephone line worker who was putting up some poles in a farmer's field. The farmer's wife told the telephone worker to get off her property. The middle aged worker showed her the papers that gave the phone company permission to put up the poles in the field. Soon a bull charged the telephone worker, and the farmer's wife yelled, "Show him your papers, show him your papers."

Unfortunately, many see Jesus' authority as only having paper authority. They see Jesus' help only being a reality on the pages of the Bible, and not in their lives. But if we want to change and if we believe, Jesus can make a positive difference in our lives. He can make life much more fulfilling. But believing must be a daily encounter and a life long process. Our call today is to believe and allow Jesus to transform our lives.

God of change, please transform my life, so that I may fulfill your call. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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