Daily Bible Reflections - January 24,2013

Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church

 

POWER IN JESUS’ NAME

 

Whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, “You are the Son of God.” – Mark 3:11                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

I saw an interesting video that someone posted on my Facebook account. It was a robbery captured on video by a

CCTV camera of a jewelry shop in the US.

A masked man entered a jewelry store and held up the store owner and a customer at gunpoint. Without even a hint of panic, the store owner firmly told the robber, “You get out of my store right now in the name of Jesus!” She spoke those words again firmly, commanding the masked man to obey her.

True enough, the robber was rattled and didn’t know what to do. The lady’s words made him back away and exit her store.

I was stunned with what I saw on the video. I even thought that what the store owner did was insane because

she could have been shot. But I realized that she did the right thing at the right time. The name of Jesus held more firepower than the gun that was aimed at her. His name was more powerful than the evil spirit that caused the man to commit the crime. This woman stood her ground and allowed the power of God to take over. Monty Mendigoria (montymendigoria@yahoo.com)

 

Reflection: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13)

 

Jesus, I need Your protection from the hands of the enemy. Let Your Mighty Name be my weapon in times of battle. Amen.

 

St. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church, pray for us.