It is not possible to simply get rid of evil in your own life or the life of your children. It is essential that evil be replaced with good. In Matthew 12, Jesus told the story of a man who cleaned out his life. A demon left the man, but could not find another place to go. The demon returned and found the man’s heart “empty, swept, and garnished.” So he went out and found seven other spirits more wicked than himself and they all together moved into this man’s life. The last state of that man was worse than the first! Sometimes parents see the wickedness in the world all around them and decide they must keep their children from that wickedness. So they take away bad friends, bad music, bad activities, bad videos, and bad reading materials. And they leave their child’s life “empty, swept, and garnished.” What they do not realize is that more evil is waiting to come into the vacuum than was ever there before!
Running time: 61 minutes
