And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known. Mark 3:11 - 12
It may seem strange to many of us that Jesus did not want the testimony of who He was spread by the unclean spirits. After all, what better testimony than that from His enemies that He was the Son of God? Two factors are involved here: First, there was the matter of who the witnesses were. Jesus did not want the testimony of unclean spirits. Second, there was the matter of timing. Jesus told several people He healed not to tell anyone about who healed them. Timing is very important to God and, if we are to do His will, we must respect His timing.
We cannot always know why God chooses to do things when and how He does them, but we can always know that His way and timing are best. When an opportunity presents itself for witnessing, be sure to ask Holy Spirit if you are the one to witness and if this is the time to do so. Obedient Christian living is not just a matter of doing good things. Good things can be done in disobedience which is worse than doing nothing at all. Obedience means following directions just as they are given. Such obedience glorifies God, and that is our main purpose in our Christian life.
Dan
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