Wednesday, July 17, 2024
MISSION POSSIBLE!
Mark 5:15
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was
possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in
his right mind: and they were afraid.
The Demoniac of Gadara was indwelt by thousands of individual
demons! When Jesus asked his name a crowd of voices shouted in harmony
“legion.” Between 5,000 and 6,000 men made up a Roman legion.
What was the starting
point? When did
the first demon gain entry? We are not told but we are warned by the shear
horror of the possibility of entertaining a favorite demon who
will invite five thousand of his friends to enslave us.
This man’s condition
seemed impossible to correct! He lived in the graveyard, was so miserable he cut himself with sharp
rocks, and screamed out in torment night and day. Some had tried to chain him
but the strength of a legion of evil spirits broke those shackles like they
were string. “No man could tame him.”
Do you have an
uninvited guest
tormenting you? Is there one sin or habit that you desperately want to be rid
of? Is there a circumstance that seems impossible to you? Perhaps you have
asked for help, but no man has been able to tame your tormentor. Well, there is
good news because Jesus is capable of turning impossible situations into
triumph.
We at last see this
man clean, clothed,
and in his right mind. He is sitting with Jesus and asks to follow Him, but
Jesus sends him home to witness to his family. No screams would come from the
graveyard tonight!
Luke 18:26
The things which are impossible with men are
possible with God.
Dear Jesus, there are some reading this that
are enslaved with unbreakable chains. I ask that you liberate them today by
your unequaled power. Love them with your immeasurable love and restore them.
AMEN
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