Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 9:42

"And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare [him] grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father." — Luke 9:42 (ASV)

And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

How well it is done, how perfectly it is done, how easily it is done, how quickly it is done when Christ comes on the scene! Let us pray distinctly tonight for those who have been our failures until now.

They will not be Christ's failures if in prayer and by faith we bring them to him.

And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him.

This is Satan's usual way. Whenever he is about to be cast out of anyone, he grows angry; and if he cannot destroy, he will harass, just as a bad tenant will damage the house if he can no longer keep possession of it. As he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him.

Perhaps I speak to some tonight who are coming to Christ, and yet have worse fears than ever. They are more troubled than ever they were before. Well, you are like this poor child: As he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. It was, however, the devil's last throw.