LUKE LESSON 30
We will begin this lesson in Luke 11:24 "When the unclean spirit
is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and
finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came
out."
This unclean spirit Jesus is speaking of is one who has been cast
out of a person. This disembodied spirit is looking for a human body
that will accept him into them. Then he comes back to the man he was
cast out of. The only way a person can keep an evil spirit that once
dwelt inside their body from coming back is to fill the vacancy so
full of the Word of God that when the evil spirit tries to re-enter
there will be a no vacancy sign out. The person who has been delivered
must immediately fill that vacancy with God and His goodness that
there will be no place for the evil to come back to.
Luke 11:25 "And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and
garnished." Luke 11:26 "Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other
spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there:
and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first."
The danger is in not filling the vacancy. If you do not get
immediately filled with God and His Word, then truly the worse state
is seven times worse than it was before they were delivered. The demon
spirit will come right back if you let him and bring more evil spirits
with him.
Luke 11:27 "And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a
certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him,
Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast
sucked."
We see in this a woman who is overpowered by the miracles and the
teachings that Jesus has brought. She knows no other way, but to bless
the mother who birthed Him and breast fed Him.
Luke 11:28 "But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear
the word of God, and keep it."
Jesus quickly turns His blessing from Mary who gave Him birth to
those who receive salvation and are filled with the Word of God. Truly
Mary was blessed among women for she was obedient to God. Jesus,
however, does not look back but looks forward to those who receive the
Word and have their names written in the Lamb's book of life. Those
who Jesus is speaking of as being blessed here are those who will
receive eternal life.
Luke 11:29 "And when the people were gathered thick together, he
began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there
shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet." Luke
11:30 "For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the
Son of man be to this generation."
We see from this that Jonah was in the whale 3 days, and then he
went through Ninevah telling them to repent. They repented and God
spared their city. It appears that they were seeing signs every single
day. It would seem that all the miracles He was doing would be enough
of a sign for all of them, but it didn't seem to be. The specific sign
that He was telling them of is His resurrection from the grave after 3
days.
Luke 11:31 "The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment
with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from
the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and,
behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here."
The queen of Sheba was smart enough to realize that Soloman's
wisdom was beyond what humans are ordinarily endued with, and she was
not ashamed to come and admire someone of superior intelligence. These
Israelites had one in their midst (the Supreme Intelligence) who
created Soloman, and yet, they were not as smart as the queen of Sheba
because they did not show Him great respect. In the first chapter of
John, you will see that Jesus (the Word) was Creator God. On judgement
day, the queen of Sheba will tell these Israelites how foolish they
were not to recognize Messiah.
Luke 11:32 "The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with
this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the
preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here."
Here, again, we see that when Jonah went through the land telling
Ninevah of their sins, the King and all the land fasted and were in
sackcloth and ashes and repented; and God spared Ninevah. Jesus is a
greater preacher than Jonah, and yet, these Israelites have not
repented or heeded His message. On judgement day, they can stand and
tell these Israelites their terrible mistake.
Luke 11:33 "No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth [it] in
a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that
they which come in may see the light."
The Light of the world who is Jesus Christ our Lord must not be
hidden, but must be raised to the highest. Those in great darkness can
see the Light and come to that Light and receive life everlasting. A
light is to illuminate dark areas. the Light on the candlestick,
above, is lifted so the Light can be seen from a greater distance.
That is what we Christians must do with the Light of Jesus, Lift Him
up so He can be seen from a distance. The candlestick in the church
and in the tabernacle in the wilderness symbolizes the Light of Jesus.
Luke 11:34 "The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine
eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when [thine
eye] is evil, thy body also [is] full of darkness." Luke 11:35 "Take
heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness."
The eye is the window to the soul. You can look into a person's
eyes and see the goodness of their heart: or you can look into dead
looking eyes, and see the evil that lurks within their heart. Their
eyes give them away. When a person looks at you with sparkling eyes
that are full of life, whether they are old or young, you know the
Light of Jesus has been kindled in his heart. If you see a person who
cannot look straight into your eyes, he has an evil heart. People on
drugs and alcohol have dead looking eyes. Sometimes they have blood
shot eyes, also, but their eyes have no expression just a dead look.
Out of the issue of the heart comes what we are, and we discern what
we are by what our eyes reveal.
Luke 11:36 "If thy whole body therefore [be] full of light, having
no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a candle doth give thee light."
Have you ever noticed on a very dark night when there are no
street lights, you can see a house with a small crack in the curtains
even if a very small candle is the only light in the house. It can be
seen from a very far distance. The smallest light can do away with
darkness. When we accept Jesus (the Light) into our lives, it does
away with darkness. His Light shows in our eyes. This Light of Jesus
in us runs all of the darkness away. There is no longer any darkness
at all in us when the Light of Jesus comes in. Our whole body is full
of His Light and some of it shows in the body's windows, our eyes.
Many people believe Christians can be possessed of devils. I do not.
You cannot be totally possessed of Light (Jesus) and totally possessed
of darkness at the same time. Light does away with darkness. A
Christian can be oppressed from without. Oppression is an attack from
without. Possession is total control from within. If Jesus, who is
Light, possesses us, then the devil who is darkness cannot possess us.
Luke 30 Questions
1. The unclean spirit walks through dry places when he is cast out of
man and looks for __________.
2. When the evil spirit cannot find a place to go, where does he come
back to?
3. A disembodied evil spirit's favorite place to dwell is where?
4. How is the only way to keep an evil spirit from re-entering the
person who was delivered?
5. If this evil spirit can come back in the person who was
delivered, who does he bring with him?
6. What is the danger for the delivered?
7. In verse 27. the woman says blessed is the woman that did 2
things. What were they?
8. Jesus says yea rather blessed are they who do what?
9. Why was Mary blessed in reality?
10. What description was given in verse 29 of how many people were
there?
11. What did Jesus tell them would be the only sign given to them of
who He was?
12. Who was Jonah a sign to?
13. When Jonah preached, what did these people do?
14. What was the specific sign Jesus was giving of Himself?
15. Who is the queen of the South?
16. Why did she come to see Soloman?
17. What made Jesus superior to Soloman?
18. Who was a much greater preacher than Jonah and they did not listen
to Him?
19. Where should a candle be put?
20. Who is the candlestick symbolic of?
21. Who is the Light of the world?
22. The light of the body is the _________.
23. The eye is the _________ to the _________.
24. When you look into sparkling clear eyes, what do you know about
this person?
25. When you see dead, blood shot eyes, what do you know about this
person?
26. What is a small light that Jesus mentions in verse 36?
27. Can a Christian be possessed of a devil?
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