Headed for a beat down

Acts 19:15New International Version (NIV)

One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?”

As the story goes some religious people tried to use the name of Jesus, as Paul was doing to cast out demons. The demons called them on it. Showing them they had no authority. They got beat down, stripped naked, and run off.

One mistake left them naked and bloody.

They tried to use Jesus. They tried to get the authority in name and knowledge only. See, they knew the name but not the Savior. They new off him but did not have relationship. Power comes from not only know of Jesus but knowing him and him knowing you. Relationship.

Without it life will beat you down and leave you to run off in shame.






- MZG