Lets continue on in Luke 8 and consider a case of demon possession,here in the west we are not acquainted with such things, but in v26- 39,we read a very obvious account of a man that was demon possessed.A man out of control,he was naked,lived among the dead,his life was an absolute nightmare,but help was on the way,in the person of Jesus,the one who calmed the raging storm,was going to be set him free.With Jesus there is always hope,but the story involves other things.as we will see. The man runs up to Jesus,but it is not him who speaks to Jesus, it is the demons,they don't just speak they shout,they are afraid,for though they have never seen Him ,they knew who he was,they address Him as,'Son of the most high God'. They beg Him to not torture them,for Jesus had began to command these demons to come out of the man,the damage they had done to this man was awful.Jesus speaks to them,'what is your name?',they replied Legion for they were many. They further asked not to be cast out into the Abyss,and to cast them into pigs near by,this was a Gentile area,so Jesus did that,when they entered the pigs they ran into the sea and drowned .When the local people heard what happened, they hurried to the scene and there they saw an amazing sight, the demons had been cast out and there he was sitting at Jesus feet, clothed and in His right mind.
' From home and friends the evil spirits drove him,
Among the tombs he dwelt in misery,
He cut himself as demon pow'rs possessed him,
Then Jesus came, and set the captive free.
Words Oswald J.Smith
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