Matthew 12:25-29 "And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house."
A man was brought to Jesus because he was blind and mute. The reason for his condition was that he was possessed “with a devil (Matthew 12:22).” Jesus completely healed this man so that he had both his sight and his speech restored to him. The people who saw this miracle were moved to observe that this Jesus was surely the Messiah (the Son of David).
The little word “but” is a telling word. When coupled with God (“but God”), we know that great and wonderful changes are on the horizon. On the other hand, coupled with mankind (“but the Pharisees”), we can expect just the opposite. The people saw the command that Jesus had over this demon and said He must surely be the promised Messiah. The Pharisees heard this declaration, and instead of rejoicing in it, they tried to claim that Jesus’s power came from a prince of the very demons He was casting out.
Jesus did not go into some long and complicated defense of who He was or what He did. I am still amazed at the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 11:3-4). In just a few words, He proved both to the Pharisees and the people how erroneous the Pharisees were in their position. If Jesus were casting out demons by the authority of Satan, Satan would be destroying his own realm.
Jesus then pointed out that His disciples, who were all Jews, were also casting out devils (remember that He gave them that power). Jesus’s point was if He was casting out devils by the prince of devils, then the same would have to be said of men they knew as “ordinary” citizens. Then Jesus again presented them with the simple truth. If His power was from God (as the people proclaimed by naming Him the Son of David), then the very kingdom of God was come unto them!
Dear ones, I would never tell you that Satan is not a strong enemy. However, I encourage you to consider closely what Jesus was saying in verse twenty-nine. Jesus is stronger than Satan. Jesus has bound him and spoiled his house by the annulment of sin and death and delivering us from the fear of these things!