The enemies of the man shall be his relatives

* Luís Alberto Alves

The prophet Micah in the Old Testament already wrote in chapter 7, verse 6 that at the end of time, man's enemies would be the very people who would share his own home. "For the son despises his father, the daughter rises against his mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and the enemies of a man are the enemies of his own house."

Today, when we watch the news, there are tragedies involving people from the same family, the most terrible crimes anyone can commit. For a moment we meditated for the explanation of such wickedness. Sons who kill father and mother to snatch the inheritance or children who isolate father or mother, or even both, in an asylum to rot there.

In Matthew, chapter 10, verse 36, the same word is repeated, when Jesus Christ reinforces what Micah prophesied centuries before the Lord lived in this world for 33 years. Very Christian, without understanding, he imagines that his relatives only want his evil. In fact, it is the demons sent by Satan who are responsible for this tragedy.

The evil spirits need bodies to give vent to the ruin that dwells in them. They observe families that offer loopholes and enter. No human being was born bad. The atmosphere, the attitudes that everyone takes, the coexistence filled with errors and indecent postures contribute to the Devil accomplishing his mission, if only for some time.

It is well known that every demon is responsible for attacking in a particular area of ​​life. Some enter into the sentimental life, sowing intrigues, sickly jealousy (which is nothing more than obsession), distrust, contempt, selfishness, lying, adultery, prostitution, doubts and sorrows. In this macabre mission, for years they work to undermine that person.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor