Divided against himself

Lord, I choose to live in your light!

Luke 11:14-23
Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed.  Some of them said, "By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons."  Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven.  But he knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house.  And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?  For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons.  If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out?  Therefore they will be your judges.  But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.  When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe.  But when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on which he relied and distributes the spoils.  Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters."

Divided against himself

Lord,

I have been a house divided against itself.  I have had this inner battle going on for so long.  It has drained me of energy and stolen my peace.  It was as if wormwood has been living in my head all these years.  I was afraid that when it left I would be left with silence.  But that did not happen.  Lord, I can still hear you and my voice is less muffled.  I know he will always try to get me but I will never be weak like that again.  I will not allow his lies to take me into the depths of hell.  I will live in your light.  I will bask in your sunshine.  I will fear no evil because I know you are there and you are stronger than any evil spirit.

Lord, I am going to put off going deeper into my life for a while.  I will not quit trying to clear out the gook that’s been hiding even deeper than I imagined.

You have delivered me from the evil that I could not get away from because it was within me.

Lord, I will need your grace to continue to live in this light that has blinded me for so long.  And I know it will be there.  Fill me Lord, with renewed hope and faith and help me love the way you love.

Now I will rest a while.