Jesus gave a talk at the synagogue and impressed a lot of people in Capernaum. They were amazed that He taught them from His own authority and not referencing a lot of other people in His teaching.
His fame started to spread when He cast out a demon and healed Simon’s mother-in-law. After that people came from everywhere to seek healing and having demons cast out. In verse 25 Jesus orders the demon not to speak. In verse 34 he orders all demons He casts out to not speak His name or reveal who He is.
Evil has its own agenda. Evil distorts, and sometimes in ways that seem to make sense and are very close to the truth. Jesus kept their mouth shut because He didn’t want others interpreting who He was, based on the speech of those who were liars and tormentors.
It would make sense that Jesus wants us to understand who He is based on what He has said and what He did, as much as is possible. It seems that He believes that if you listen to Him, you will be able to discern His relevance in your life. Jesus seemed to be very concerned that the message is as pure as it can be and not be distorted by those who had their own agenda.
Prayer: Help me to understand that I need to form my own understanding of who You are in my life and be very careful about the voices around me eager to define Jesus for me.
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