Matthew 12
“This evil nation is like a man possessed by a demon. For if the demon leaves, it goes into the deserts for a while, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the man I came from.’ So it returns and finds the man’s heart clean but empty! Then the demon finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and all enter the man and live in him. And so he is worse off than before.”
Why was the mans heart empty?
Maybe he never repented, he just repeated.
Maybe he declared himself in the Kingdom, but God never forgave him.
Maybe he was born of water but not of the spirit.
Maybe he was told that he was saved, but he really wasn't.
Maybe he prayed a prayer that God did not answer.
I wouldn't want to be this guy, but I was. If this sounds like you then REPENT. Let there be evidence of your repentance. Pray that God will forgive you and don't stop until you know that He has. Pray for the fullness of His Spirit.
Anyone can do right for moment, but the Spirit of God empowers us to do good every time.
“This evil nation is like a man possessed by a demon. For if the demon leaves, it goes into the deserts for a while, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the man I came from.’ So it returns and finds the man’s heart clean but empty! Then the demon finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and all enter the man and live in him. And so he is worse off than before.”
Why was the mans heart empty?
Maybe he never repented, he just repeated.
Maybe he declared himself in the Kingdom, but God never forgave him.
Maybe he was born of water but not of the spirit.
Maybe he was told that he was saved, but he really wasn't.
Maybe he prayed a prayer that God did not answer.
I wouldn't want to be this guy, but I was. If this sounds like you then REPENT. Let there be evidence of your repentance. Pray that God will forgive you and don't stop until you know that He has. Pray for the fullness of His Spirit.
Anyone can do right for moment, but the Spirit of God empowers us to do good every time.
