TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY 2024
TEXT:
Luke 8:26-39
26:
They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from
Galilee.
27:
When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town.
For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had
lived in the tombs.
28:
When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of
his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg
you, don’t torture me!”
29:
For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it
had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard,
he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.
30:
Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons
had gone into him.
31:
And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.
32:
A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus
to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission.
33:
When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd
rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
34:
When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported
this in the town and countryside,
35:
and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they
found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet,
dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
36:
Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been
cured.
37:
Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them,
because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.
38:
The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent
him away, saying,
39:
“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.
(New
International Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC:
TESTIFY ABOUT GOD'S DELIVERANCE
Many today are captives
of Satan who gives them unusual energy to do his bidding of sin and wickedness.
Only the Lord Jesus can deliver them.
Just because a spirit
states the fact about the Lord Jesus does not mean that spirit is of God. The
demons of the girl with fortune telling spirit delivered by Paul did the same
thing. To avoid loss, we should keep away from unclean things.
The Jews were not
supposed to be keeping pigs. The Lord Jesus used a stone to kill two birds -
deliver the demonic and teach the Jews a lesson not to live in disobedience.
Unfortunately, many today are not ready to
accept Christ and live in holiness if it would cost them economically.
When we receive our
deliverance, then, like the man delivered from a legion of demons, we should
witness for Him and give Him glory through our testimony.
QUESTION:
Are you living in bondage to sinful flesh and Satan?
PRAYER:
Merciful God, please deliver me from bondage to sinful flesh and Satan so that
I can testify of Your goodness to others, in Jesus name. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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