The God Who Interferes

“Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon—an evil spirit—cried out, shouting, ‘Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth?’” (Luke 4:33-34, NLT).

I love the word “interfere” that appears in this translation. The God who interferes, who sees your crisis and your need, is not a distant observer standing on the sidelines. He is the God who intervenes in the problems of your life.

Jesus interferes with the satanic plans that are formed against you. If it weren’t for the interference of Jesus, Satan would have free access to you. The power of sin and sickness and tribulation would have such freedom in your life that you’d not be able to stand. But Jesus loves you, he cares for you, and when Satan comes with his intended plans to throw you off, Jesus interferes.

He says, “No, this is not going to happen! I’m going to cause this brother, this sister to stand.”
When you are afraid, when you feel like you are going to fail, when the intentions of the evil one are coming at you from all around, be assured that Jesus will interfere. He’s going to bring things to an end.

Jesus interfered with the demonic man, and there’s so much that he wants to interfere with in your life. Maybe you’re walking in willful disobedience and rebellion to God. His grace is going to interfere and call you back. Maybe you’ve grown lukewarm and have a half-hearted faith. Jesus wants to intervene and draw you back. Maybe your concern is a family member, and you feel that it’s hopeless; you don’t see any way for a breakthrough. Jesus interferes in all these things.

If Satan is coming at you, just like we read about Jesus at the side of the cliff, as Satan intended to throw him off (see Luke 4:29-30), then Jesus will interfere. You can say, “Praise God” to that because that’s extremely good news.