Jesus
and His disciples
Departed
for the other side
To
the Gadarenes
For
a divine appointment was in store
Two
demon-possessed men
So
wild and violent, no one dared to pass by
They
lived among the tombs
The
spiritually dead among the physically dead
When
they saw Him
They
knew, it was God incarnate
The
Son of God stood before them
The
One Whom they had rebelled against in eternity past
They
knew their day was coming
For
torment and eternal punishment
They
cried, “What have we to do with You, Jesus”
They
begged Him, “Cast us into the herd of swine”
He
commanded, “Be gone!”
The
demons obeyed, departed and entered the swine
At
breakneck speed they hurled themselves
Over
a cliff, headlong into the sea and drown
Quickly
the herdsmen departed
Made
their way into the city
They
declared all that had happened
Including
a tale about tormented men set free
The
townsmen made their way to Jesus
They
witnessed for themselves
Two
formerly demon-possessed men
Now
clothed and in their right minds
They
were overcome
With
great fear
Urgently
pleaded with Jesus
Depart
from here
Before
Jesus departed
One
man begged to come with Him
“No,”
He responded, “Depart”
“Proclaim
to all you encounter what God has done for you.”
by
Susan Wachtel
November
3, 2015
1 comment:
Hi Denise,
Thank you for stopping by. I'm really enjoying our CBS study in the book of Matthew. This passage from Matthew 8 really came alive as we studied it this last week. I'm so grateful to be part of the study.
Hope that you have a good and blessed week in the Lord.
Lord bless...Susan
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