Do you know that we are in a spiritual war against Satan? We are! The Bible states that the “whole world lies in the power of the evil one” (1 John 5:19) and that we “wrestle against . . . spiritual forces of evil” (Eph. 6:12). The good news is that Jesus is the Snake Crusher; he came to “destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8) and crush the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15).

So when we see demons being driven out of a person—like in today’s story—these are pictures of Jesus’s putting his foot on the snake. It is not until the cross that Satan’s head is crushed. And is it not until Jesus’s glorious return—where he will toss the devil and his minions into the “lake of fire” (Rev. 20:10)—that all evil in this world will be destroyed. Until then, we are in a spiritual battle. But, like the man in this story, we have been made clean and set free by Jesus. And like him we should tell our family and friends this good news of God’s mercy. The Lord has done so much for us!