907. Jesus Heals a Demon Possessed Man — Luke 8:26-39

907.

Jesus Heals a Demon Possessed Man 

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Today's Passage: Luke 8:26-39 
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• If you did not find conflict, ask yourself if you yourself would have been convinced by the miracle.
• Do you see miracles and pass them by?
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26. So they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
27. As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in a cemetery outside the town.

28. As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, "Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don't torture me!"
29. For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon's power.

30. Jesus demanded, "What is your name?"

"Legion," He replied, for he was filled with many demons.
31. The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit.

32. There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs.

So Jesus gave them permission. 
33. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.

34. When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran.
35. People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus' feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
36. Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demon possessed man had been healed. 
37. And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them.

So Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake.
38. The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying, 
39. "No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you." So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him.
Luke 8:26-39 NLT

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