Mar 3:7 Jesus went away with his followers to the lake. A large crowd of people from Galilee followed them.
Mar 3:8 Many also came from Judea, from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from the area across the Jordan River, and from the area around Tyre and Sidon. These people came because they heard about all that Jesus was doing.
Mar 3:9 Jesus saw how many people there were, so he told his followers to get a small boat and make it ready for him. He wanted the boat so that the crowds of people could not push against him.
Mar 3:10 He had healed many of them, so all the sick people were pushing toward him to touch him.
Mar 3:11 Some people had evil spirits inside them. When the evil spirits saw Jesus, they bowed before him and shouted, "You are the Son of God!"
Mar 3:12 But Jesus gave the spirits a strong warning not to tell anyone who he was.
I see that Jesus could hardly move around because of his popularity. He gave the evil spirits a strong warning not to tell anyone who he was. No good can come from a demon witnessing.
Now this is only my thoughts here.The word demon reminds me of the root word in demon strator? We see demonstrators in the cities with looters and evil people out to tear down and destroy. Many are more like demon traitors, who mingle with the sincere ones. That was what I was seeing.
The apostle Paul was followed around by a young woman who had a spirit of divination. At the least she was a distraction. He was irritated with her for witnessing to others that they were servants of the most high God.
Act 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
Act 16:17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
Act 16:18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
The masters of the soothsaying girl were not happy that the demon spirit was removed because she had made them wealthy with her words. Are not false teachers those with a bad spirit who use the word of God deceitfully? We are not to be taught by demons; no good will come of it. When a liar tells the truth, then the truth is suspect. We must be careful who we follow and examine the fruit of their labor. Do they seek to control you and put you into bondage?
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