Tuesday 11 Jul 2023

July 11: Matthew 9:32-38

Key Verse: Matthew 9:33
And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, ‘Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.’

Devotion:
Most people will remember the last couple of verses where Jesus talks about the harvest being plentiful but the workers few, but I would like to focus on something different today, something I am reading between the lines… Often we read our bibles and we take the words for what they say but Christ told us to meditate on them which means we have to think about what is written and read between the lines being guided by the Holy Spirit.

The thing which struck me this morning was not the words written down but the words which are missing. Very little is said about Jesus driving out the demons from the possessed person other than they were driven out, the person spoke freely after being mute and the crowd were amazed! What about the people who brought the man to Jesus? What made them bring him in?

I would like to think Jesus knew what was in the man’s heart despite him not being able to speak from the demons possessing him. Jesus had no problem driving out the demons which were controlling this person despite them not being able to talk about it and not being able to verbally ask Jesus for help. This is the thought which flooded my mind – Jesus knew the plight of this person even though they could not call out for help.

God is not limited by the physical world even though we are limited and we cannot look outside of the limits we see. God knew what was in the heart of this person and knew they wanted to be free from everything they were experiencing… So if you are being limited by some things in your life, don’t stop calling out to Christ for help because He does know what is in your heart!

Points to Ponder:
Do you feel trapped in a situation?

Will you call out to God, even in secret?