Binding the Strong Man

Long before the devil gets bound in Revelation 20:1-3, we find Jesus talking about him being bound in Matthew 12:29.

A dumb and blind man was healed by Jesus, as usual, there were plenty to find fault with the good act of our Lord.  They accused him of casting out the devil by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.  Jesus explained to them, that if satan casts out satan his house can’t stand.  If you would take the goods of a strong man, you must first bind the strong man.  So Jesus was saying, He had bound the strong man, the devil, and taken the goods that once belonged to him, that man who was dumb and blind.

What a turn around!  The devil had us bound by:

            1. Fears

            2. Doubts

            3. Sins

But now, Jesus binds him and sets the man free.  We become free by the blood of Jesus and we stay free by pure righteous living.  The moment we allow sin into our lives, we create a foothold for the devil in our life.  That is why the writer enjoins us to “Neither give place to the devil” Eph. 4:27

The same spirit that bound that man and made him dumb (mute) and blind, seeks to bind Christians and keep them from telling others of Christ, and seeks to blind Christians as to who they are in God.  When Christ sets us free, we will speak and see!

We will tell the world of Christ, and we will see exactly who we are in Jesus, sons of God and ambassadors of the Gospel!