They Knew Him

Mar 1:34
(34) And He healed many who had illness of various diseases. And he cast out many demons, and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Jesus, being the creator of the Universe, had a small problem once He came to walk amongst us. He came to set the captives free, give sight to the blind, heal the lame, cleanse the lepers, but most of all - to give Himself to judgment for the sake of all mankind. To accept such a wonderful gift, man must have faith in who Jesus was and is, and here is the problem. Much of creation knew who Jesus was. Jesus even said the stones would cry out in praise if nobody else did. The wind listened to Him. The waves obeyed Him. Creation knows its maker (Creation also knows His children, but that's another blog). Jesus had to take the necessary steps of making certain the faith-element was never removed. For truly, God does have the ability to remove all doubt that Jesus is who He said He is - He just has not chosen to convince us so.

A humiliating truth: humanity will believe in the demonic far sooner than heeding the voice of the Creator. Why? Perhaps we are more familiar with the demonic voice. Jesus did not allow the demons to speak.

When looking at the Greek for the word used here 'knew', the word is eido. It doesn't mean to know like we know our neighbor. It means 'perceive', or 'see'. The demons could SEE who He was. They could tell. Do you think the demons ever huddled up and tiffed about whether or not Jesus was the Son of God? Maybe they still argue that the Buddha is the threat, or perhaps Mohammed is the bane of their existence. Not.

They know because they see His works and they know His authority. They fear Him. We stand to learn a few things - even from the enemy.