Worldwide News: “LORD JESUS, Work on ME!”

The Bible says,   “And when they were come to the multitude, there came to Him a certain man, kneeling down to Him, and saying, LORD, have mercy on my son: for he is a lunatick, and sore vexed: for oftentimes, he falleth into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not cure him. ….And JESUS rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.”    (Matthew 17:14-18)

BRING IT DOWN ON HOME:

This poor man had a son whom he called a “lunatick.”  Can’t you see this man running from pillar to post all-the-day long…all week…for twelve months…and year-after-year! This boy needed monitoring and watching because he often times threw himself in the fire and water. OMG!

This man had enough sense to seek JESUS because there were no mental hospitals and (being poor) he had no money to employ servants to watch the boy. Mentally worn down and tore-up from the floor up, this poor man was in torment himself! If ever anyone needed medication, this poor Father needed help! After the request, the LORD JESUS rebuked the devil and cured the boy.

It is high time for all of us to recognize that we need the ALMIGHTY GOD every day, every hour, every minute, and every second! Like the poor Father in the story, we only need to open our mouths and ask for help – not just anybody!  This man called on the Disciples but they didn’t have the faith to cast out the dEVIL.   WE NEED TO CALL ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

Honey, you didn’t get up this morning by yourself and you have no power to do anything without the LORD. In fact, you cannot breathe without the air which is provided by the ALMIGHTY GOD! Like the “lunatick son,” many of us suffer from moments of insanity and/or vexation of the spirit.  This kid tried to kill himself!  But, he was unsuccessful and there is a reason.  HOPE was on the way!   There ain’t a day that trouble don’t find its way into our lives! No matter what you say, you have problems because this World is full of trouble! Where can you go to hide from trouble. Go ahead, build a bunker twenty feet below the surface of the Earth, but I promise trouble will find you down there. In fact, somebody can park a car or tank across the entrance and the exit to your bunker! Then what?

When we lean to our understanding, there is no limit to the damage we do to ourselves and to others. For instance, you may say something (without ill intent) to a personal friend but the comment is received in a terrible way. Once you put that word out, there is no taking it back! People forget the good things you say and do and they remember the ugly things you said and did.

Let us take note of this story and apply it to our own lives. Some of us have tried drugs, pills, medications, soothsayers, witchcraft, astrology, drinking, sex, wild parties, and everything else! Instead of all that junk, lets go to the LORD GOD (the Creator) and bow down to HIM! Let us confess our sin(s) before HIM — WHO is faithful, just, merciful, full of compassion, and able to forgive us, heal the land, and restore all the dEVIL has taken from us!

Have a Blessed Day!