If someone outsmarted the smart man, what would that make him?  Wouldn’t that make him smarter than the smart man?  If someone outgrew the tall man, what would that make him?  Wouldn’t that make him taller than the tall man?  If someone bound the strong man, what would that make him?  Wouldn’t that make him stronger than the strong man?

When Jesus was living in a human body on this earth, He frequently cast demons out of individuals who were possessed by them.  Here is how Jesus described what He was doing, “No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man.  And then he will plunder his house” (Mark 3:27).  The demons were being cast out because “the strong man” (a.k.a. “the ruler of the demons” in verse 22; a.k.a. “Satan” in verse 26) was being bound by Jesus.  So, what does that make Jesus?  Stronger than Satan!

– David Sproule
Thought for the Day
February 8, 2010