| More People With Bad Angels |
| Do you remember about Satan being a good angel for awhile, but then he became a bad angel? God made him leave heaven so he would quit trying to get the good angels to be bad with him. There were some good angels who became bad by following Satan. Satan's bad angels are usually called demons. The word "angel" means messenger; so the bad angels became Satan's messengers and did things for him. Although Satan and his angels can never force people to be bad, they sometimes gave them diseases or handicaps to get them to blame God for it. Jesus hated the demons. He was more powerful than the demons. So every time Jesus met someone with a demon causing them to be sick or upset, he made the demon leave the person alone. One time some friends brought a man to Jesus who had a bad angel in him causing him to be unable to see, hear or talk. (Demons don't have the power to do that any more.) Jesus was angry at the demons for making the man handicapped. He shouted, "Get out of him right now!" Demons were afraid of Jesus because he was more powerful than them, so they left the man alone. There was another man who could not speak because a bad angel in him wouldn't let him. Jesus ordered that demon to leave also. So he did because Jesus was so strong. There was a boy who had a demon making him fall and shake a lot. Often the demon would wait until the boy was near fire or water, and make him fall into that. The boy's father took him to see Jesus' apostle. Although they could perform miracles, they could not make the demon leave the boy alone. This was a very, very bad demon. Finally Jesus ordered the demon to leave the boy alone. Then the boy was well again and happy. Jesus' apostles could not understand why they could not cast out the demon from the boy. Jesus explained that some were stronger than others and required a lot of help from God. Today that is not the reason people cannot see, hear or talk, or have uncontrolled shaking. That's because Jesus conquered the powers of demons when he died on the cross. Do you know someone who cannot see? Go see that person and read to them or sing a song. It will make them happy. And you too. Do you know someone who cannot hear? Go see that person and talk using your own sign language. Your parents can give you some ideas. It will make them happy. And God too. |