Summary: <p><strong> Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in Matthew 12:22-37. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-1222-37/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-1222-37/</a>.</strong></p> <p><span class="text Matt-12-22"><sup class="versenum">22 </sup>Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23513" class="text Matt-12-23"><sup class="versenum">23 </sup>And all the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of David?”</span> <span id="en-ESV-23514" class="text Matt-12-24"><sup class="versenum">24 </sup>But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-23515" class="text Matt-12-25"><sup class="versenum">25 </sup>Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, <span class="woj">“Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23516" class="text Matt-12-26"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">26 </sup>And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23517" class="text Matt-12-27"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">27 </sup>And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23518" class="text Matt-12-28"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">28 </sup>But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23519" class="text Matt-12-29"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">29 </sup>Or how can someone enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23520" class="text Matt-12-30"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">30 </sup>Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.</span></span><span id="en-ESV-23521" class="text Matt-12-31"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">31 </sup>Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23522" class="text Matt-12-32"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">32 </sup>And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.</span></span></p> <p><span class="text Matt-12-33"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">33 </sup>“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23524" class="text Matt-12-34"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">34 </sup>You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.</span></span><span id="en-ESV-23525" class="text Matt-12-35"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">35 </sup>The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23526" class="text Matt-12-36"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">36 </sup>I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23527" class="text Matt-12-37"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">37 </sup>for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”</span></span></p> <p><strong>What do you think? </strong><br></p>
