Musing through Matthew – The Authority of Jesus (Matthew 17:18)

Let us muse again today from Matthew 17: 18 the theme of Jesus The King. In our verse for study today we find the authority of Jesus. I see from our text Jesus has all authority even over the devil. They brought the lunatic boy to Christ and He rebuked the devil and the devil came out and departed. This evil spirit had up until this time been deaf and dumb. The devil knew the voice of the God man who has all power and authority. The boy was healed from that hour. The textseems to indicate that the devil never returns. Many of our young people today may not be possessed of the devil but they are surely controlled by him. Let us faithfully bring them to Him, for one word from Him can set them free for a lifetime and all eternity.