Are You Dumber Than a Demon?
Even demons know God is real. Many people run around saying that there is no God, but even the demons know that God is real. Even demons aren’t foolish enough to say there is no God. Obviously they don’t follow God, but they know that He is real. Yet demons have chosen the losing side. If you say that there is no God; are you dumber than a demon?
You can look around at creation and know that there is a Creator (Romans 1:20). A person can pretend that everything came from nothing, but even logically, with your God given intelligence, you know that doesn’t make any sense. Nothing could not create everything. You know there is a God, but you don’t want to admit it.
But dear atheist, by running around claiming there is no God, you are proving yourself to be dumber than a demon and I say again, they chose the losing side. Psalm 53:1-3 states: The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Are You a Fool?
I love these verses because God’s Word – the inerrant, inspired word of God says that you are a fool if you say that God doesn’t exist. I’m not calling you a fool, God is. God has written His law on your heart. He has given you a conscience, that’s how you know right from wrong. Romans 2:14-15 says: For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another.
You know there is a God, no matter how much you try to declare otherwise. But Psalm 53:1-3 gets to the heart of the matter…SIN. God says that you and I are corrupt, we have committed abominable iniquities, that you and I are filthy and that there’s not a single person that is good, no not one. The question is: have you turned from your sins and turned to the Lord Jesus Christ? Have you surrendered your life to Him? My friends and I have.
In other places in the Bible it tells us that you love your sins. You love the darkness rather than the light because your deeds are evil (John 3:19). You deny God because you love your sins and you don’t want to give them up. By trying to foolishly convince yourself that there is no God, I guess you are trying to ease your guilty conscience. But that doesn’t lessen your guilt in the least bit. What can wash away your sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
If you deny that there is One True God, then you are on the losing side; just like the demons are on the losing side. Yes, Jesus said that you are either for Him or against Him, so when you deny Him, you most definitely are against Him; no matter how loudly you proclaim that He isn’t real. But even the demons know that He is real.
Acts 16:16-18 says: And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
The Demon Knew That God is Real
The girl was possessed by a demon and the demon knew that God was real. The demon recognized that God is real and that He is the most high God. There is no other. There is no god beside Him. The demon did not follow God even though demon knew that God is real. But the demon pointed out that Paul was preaching the way of salvation. The apostle Paul preached Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Jesus is the Way. Jesus is the only way of salvation and even the demon knew that.
So I ask again, are you dumber than a demon? The demon rejected Jesus Christ, but the demon knew that Jesus was the Savior. Do you know as much? What’s keeping you from surrendering your life to the Risen Savior? What’s keeping you from bowing your knee and confessing with your tongue that Jesus Christ is Lord (Romans 14:11)?
Still not convinced? Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds (Acts 19:13-18).
The Evil Spirit
The evil spirit said Jesus I know and Paul I know; but who are ye? The evil spirit knew Jesus. The evil spirit even knew who the apostle Paul was. The evil spirit rejected Jesus as Lord and Savior, but the evil spirit knew that Jesus was the Son of God. The evil spirit knew that the apostle Paul caused Satan much damage.
Everywhere Paul went, he preached the gospel of Jesus Christ. He constantly preached, disputed and persuaded men that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. That Jesus Christ is the Savior – not for the Jew only, but also for the Greek (Romans 1:16). And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 20:18-21). Paul preached the glorious Gospel. He taught in public and he taught privately in homes. In other words, Paul was constantly talking about his Lord and Savior – Jesus Christ. He preached repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
What are you trusting in tonight? Are you trusting in the fairytale of evolution? Are you trusting in the created rather than the Creator? Are you trusting in yourself? Have you placed yourself above God? Do not be deceived tonight, God will not be mocked. He may show you mercy and grace by allowing you to live to see another day. But one day, His mercy will run out.
One day you will have rejected God’s grace one time too many. One day you will wish that you had obeyed God rather than have followed men. One day it will be too late and on that fateful day when you are cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, I dare say you will no longer be dumber than the demons, because you will spend eternity in the same place as the demons. They too will spend eternity in Hell.
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished (2 Peter 2:4-9).
The demons know that God is real, even though they have rejected God. They have made their choice. But the Bible is clear that they know who God is. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble (James 2:19). The demons know God is real and even though they have chosen the losing side, they still have enough sense to tremble!
Are You Still Dumber Than a…
Do you have that much sense? Do you have enough sense to tremble before a Holy and righteous God? Do you have enough sense to realize that the flames of Hell await you after you die? Do you have enough sense to understand that you will suffer forever and ever over your sins and your rejection of Jesus Christ? Do you understand this or are you still dumber than a demon?
Oh, don’t foolishly die in your sins as an unrepentant sinner. Turn from your sins and turn to Jesus. Cry out for God to have mercy upon you. Admit you’re a sinner. Confess and forsake your sins. Repent and believe the Gospel. Do this today and be saved. Surrender your life to the only Lord and Savior – Jesus Christ. Today is the day of salvation. Turn from your foolish ways and turn to Jesus. Come to the Risen Lord. Cry out to Him for mercy. Call upon the name of Jesus and be saved.
(This message was lifted up in downtown Springfield, MO on December 4, 2015)