Thursday, November 23, 2017

Special Miracles- Evil Spirits Departing.

Act 19:11  And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 
Act 19:12  So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. 

Paul's clothing, Paul's handkerchiefs were used by God.  These special miracles were amazing. The people filled with evil spirits were freed from them upon receiving something Paul used. Remember this--

Mat_9:20  And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment

A woman touched the HEM of Jesus' garment and this is what happened…

Mat 9:21  For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. 
Mat 9:22  But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

Jesus knew when the woman touched His hem. He turned around and saw who touched Him and reassured her, telling her that her faith made her whole.

How amazing it had to be to receive the gift of a special miracle. Do you suppose Paul prayed for these people getting one of his aprons or handkerchiefs? I can't imagine it was something done casually or carelessly. Not everyone could get to Paul but they were learning of the message of salvation through others that he witness to. People filled with evil spirits were tortured by them in various ways. Some evil spirits made their hosts very sick physically, others mentally. Today we don't believe in evil spirits bringing illness either physically or mentally. If we did there would be a world filled with those possessed by evil spirits, right? And we do NOT want to believe the world is filled with evil spirit possessed people.  The trouble is, we've been conditioned to believe the worst case scenarios are the only cases of possession by evil. Why bother about possessions that aren't exorcist like, you know, like that movie of the 1970's that took the world by storm. Yet those people receiving the cloth touched by Paul were healed of the evil spirits possessing them, they didn't need an exorcism, the extreme act of ridding someone of evil spirits. 

Evil spirits can make our lives miserable in many, many ways.  More on all this tomorrow, by the grace and will, the mercy of our SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD now and forever!!!!


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