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He is the focus

Matthew 9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. Matthew 9: 33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. Matthew 9: 34 But the Pharisees said, He casts out devils through the prince of the devils. Matthew 9: 35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. Have you ever wondered about the dumb man? I know we look to know Jesus and we need a scouting report on the devil, but what about the person going through this spiritual tug of war. What we know, he could not speak. Without reading ahead the cause could be natural. Except we also know he was possessed with a devil. What does that mean? This man or his parents or both had intimate dealings with the darkness we call sin. Most common ways I k