Demons obey Him - Mark 1-2

Perhaps one of the most important doctrines of the Scripture is the authority that Christ was given and demonstrated over the demons; the principalities of this world. One of my favorite passages of Scripture is Colossians 2:15 which states that Christ "disarmed" the authorities of this world - He made a public display of them having triumphed over them. Perhaps that is why I love Mark chapter one so much. We have in this opening chapter of Mark's gospel the first forays into His eventual victory and declaration of death on Satan and his minions. We read that even though the Pharisees could not see the Divine authority of Christ, the demons could (Mark 1:25, 34). Christ rebukes them for their knowledge and commands them to leave those they have found homes in. Christ came to defeat Satan and his little army and He did! We ought to rejoice each day in the victory Christ wrought against the devil via the cross. The promise in Genesis 3 that Satan would "bruise" Christ's heal did indeed happen, via death. However, in Christ's resurrection He defeated the Devil and his angels by conquering death and making a public spectacle of him. When we read about Jesus casting out demons we see His power and His position over all things. What can we fear when we read these things? What must we dread? Christ is victor and we are His children. He secured the victory for us.