When I was on my Sabbath, I read the Gospel of Mark a number of times. One thing that jumped out to me was how most people didn't listen and obey Jesus. People that he healed and he told to not say anything went off and ran their mouths. And the disciples themselves were the thickest-headed group of guys that I've ever seen.
But guess who ALWAYS respected and immediately obeyed Jesus 100% of the time? Yup, demons.
Here are the accounts in Mark of Jesus casting out demons from people: Mark 1:21-28; 1:39; 3:11-12; 5:1-20; and 9:14-29. We commonly see demons recognizing Jesus for who he is (for remember, Jesus created them as angels before they fell from heaven) and falling down before him and begging for mercy (interesting that they know he is merciful!) because they understand that Jesus is God and has complete authority. And when Jesus commands them, they obey. Without question.
So, what can we learn from demons? We can learn that we need to honor and respect the authority of Jesus. We can learn that when Jesus gives us a command (to love, to be his witnesses, to serve the poor, etc) we need to obey it, that there's really no option not to.
May we all honor Jesus more and obey him fully!
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