Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Oh Lord Jesus, this is such foolishness

I remember visiting a friend being treated at a psychiatric facility .It was in the spring of 1986 We went to an open court area to talk and I began to share the inspired Word of GOD. Suddenly we were surrounded by several patients that were in the court yard as well. I was able to both share Jesus and pray. This was a most rewarding experience for me for certain. They were all so very grateful for the visit.

Mental illness often has roots in our spiritual condition but to the many mental health care professionals this is foolishness they would rather give pills.

1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.


Oh yes, I wonder what this fellow's prognosis would be in today's medical evaluations ?

Mark 5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
Mark 5:2 When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,
Mark 5:3 and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;


Notice the pure act of foolishness by Jesus, that removed the demonic malaise that was tormenting  this man.

Mark 5:8 For He had been saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"


Like the Lord Jesus commands the unclean spirit to come out of this man I will follow His example and follow His foolish ways.

Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
 Mark 16:18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."


The heinous acts of violence occurring world wide, can not and will nt be resolved through the wisdom of men but can be stopped only through the power of GOD

Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Oh Lord Jesus, this is such foolishness

1 Cor 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.