And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

Matthew 12:22-28

22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”

25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.


Today’s title is “God or Beelzebul”

Do you believe that there is a demon? Have you ever seen it? I personally haven’t seen it. But I believe that there is a demon. Bible shows the demon in several places. As a matter of fact, we don’t know demons by seeing it with our physical eyes for it is a spiritual being. Being spiritual like God, demons sometimes deceive people as if they are truly God. Unfortunately, some have fallen to the deception of demons. However, it is not so difficult to tell a demon from God. God and demons are totally opposite in what they do. God is good in all He does. The demon is evil in all that it does. We can easily tell who’s who by their fruits. God always bears good fruits. Demon bears evil fruits. It doesn’t have to be so confusing unless he or she is under the power of a demon. In today’s passage, Jesus healed a man who became blind and mute by the demon. We saw what happened to demons when they encountered Jesus. Demons were always terrified by the presence of Jesus. Demons knew who Jesus was. They knew His power and authority better than any humans. The demons that were oppressing the blind and mute man must have hurriedly took off from the man at the sight of Jesus. The man was instantly able to see and hear. With the miraculous healing, people came to sense the power of God in Jesus. But the Pharisees accused that Jesus was Beelzebul, the king of demons. If only they have looked at the fruits of the work of the Lord, they wouldn’t have said that. Demon destroyed the man’s life by making him blind and mute. Jesus restored it by the divine power and authority. But They said that such a miracle of driving out demons can only be done by Beelzebul, the king of demons. Obviously, this was the total distortion of the fact. In fact, the miracle was a demonstration of the power and authority of God against the power of the devil. It was also proof that the kingdom of God that prevails against all evil is now here. The kingdom of God that had come with the Lord Jesus is still at work in our time. Have you ever experienced it? I am sure many of you have. Maybe some of you even had encountered demonic assault. Where do you go for the healing? Will you go for Beelzebul for healing and restoration of your life? Of course not! Adding evil upon another evil, that’s all Beelzebul does. It will only intensify the agony. When you run into demons, don’t go to Beelzebul but to Jesus only. The demons will flee or flounder at the mere sight of Jesus. If you keep the presence of the Lord Jesus daily, demons or Beelzebul will never get closer to you. You will be safe from all evils. Are you walking daily with this Lord?