The Real Thing
The Real Thing
Have you gone to church time and again looking for answers to life’s questions, but you can’t seem to find them? Does life feel empty to you? Are you hungry for reality?
In Acts 19:10-20 we have the story of the seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest, masquerading as Christians and trying to cast out evil spirits. In verses 15-16, one of the evil spirits rebukes them saying, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” The man possessed by the evil spirits beats them up and sends them all running away wounded and naked. After the sons of Sceva were chased away by the demon-possessed man, news of this spread throughout the entire city, and a mighty revival broke out in Ephesus - lives were forever changed. They threw out all of their occult books and idolatrous materials; these were worth over 50,000 pieces of silver - that’s equivalent to 137 years’ worth of wages!
Beloved, when knowing God and having an experience with God is more important than the things we love in the world, that’s when we know true revival has come!
Those demons who chased off the sons of Sceva were showing the whole world the difference between the reality of the power of God at work in the life of a man versus the fake spirituality of those who have only the appearance of godliness but not the reality of the power of God at work in their own life. Just as the sons of Sceva were chased off in utter defeat, so will everyone who masquerades as a Christian live in utter defeat now and in the life to come!
Beloved, it’s time to get real with God! Surrender your life to Jesus, give it all to him! He is here to wash you in his precious blood. He is here to make your life new again. He is here to give you eternal life. He is here to give you victory. Jesus is the answer to all of your questions. Jesus is the real thing! Praise the Lord!
This is Laine Wilder for Carry the Light Ministries, bringing you Insights From an Elder.
by Laine Wilder
author of “Insights From an Elder” for
Carry the Light Ministries
