Made Clean

And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
Luke 4:31–37
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Made Clean
We live in an unclean world. It is broken by sin. We, likewise, are unclean and broken by sin. And if left to ourselves, that is how we would remain, unable and unwilling to reject the brokenness and darkness of sin. But Christ came into this brokenness and healed us through His blood. With authoritative words, Jesus silences and sends away unclean spirits. God’s Word bears authority for our sake, too, pointing out our uncleanness due to sin, yet also promising deliverance from sin and from attacks of the evil one. Revel in Jesus’ teaching and its great blessings for you. His strong Word makes us righteous. And because of our new identity in Christ and in His holiness, we are triumphant over sin, death, and the devil.