Desire To Be With Jesus

The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, "Return home and tell how much God has done for you." So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.
Luke 8:38-39

this man had suffered from demon-possession. he had been confined to living in tombs. i can only begin to imagine the terror that this man lived in every moment of his life. i bet he longed to be freed from this chains which entangled him, but he couldn't break free.

then one day, Jesus comes to the town where this man lived. the demons know this is Jesus, Son of the Most High God and they begin to taunt Jesus. what did Jesus do? command the demons to flee. but get this, the demons began to speak thru this man. they try to convince Jesus to let them stay, to not order them to go into the abyss. Jesus allows them to enter into a herd of pigs, which all plummet to their death by rushing over a cliff, but in so doing, the man is freed by Jesus power. the towns people fear Jesus power because they knew what this man had gone thru, but also, because there were many dead pigs.

this man desires to go with Jesus, but He doesn't allow him. instead Jesus requests this man to return home and tell how much God has done for him. i can only imagine the way this man would tell of his experience with Jesus. do i tell my story of knowing Jesus with excitment or with dullness? probably too much complacency.

Merciful Lord,
i come to You with a humble heart. let my ambition to tells others about what You've done for me. let them know i am serious about my love for You. You are my stronghold and my salvation.
in Jesus' Name ~ Amen!

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*Kaylen * Amy * Brodie