Fear ruled the country of the Gerasenes. It even sounds rather dark (Luke 8:26-39). Jesus had just delivered the notorious tomb-haunting mad man from a mob of demons, and the people were shocked and scared. The demoniac was now sitting calmly in decent clothes and making sense.
Hmm... Usually, Jesus told those He healed to keep the news quiet. But in this country that is "gripped with fear", the people needed to hear.
It sounds like the situation that we often find ourselves in. Where fear abounds good news is the light in the darkness. Let's ask God to "open a door to us for the message" (Colossians 4:2-6) so we can share what Jesus has done for us.
However, when those who had lost their pig multitude to the demons spread the news abroad, the whole countryside came and asked the Light of the World to leave. "They were gripped by great fear". It had been too much change - way too fast for their darkened eyes.
The healed man also wanted to go with his Savior. But Jesus told him to "go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you". So off he went "proclaiming throughout the town all that Jesus had done for him".
The healed man also wanted to go with his Savior. But Jesus told him to "go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you". So off he went "proclaiming throughout the town all that Jesus had done for him".
Hmm... Usually, Jesus told those He healed to keep the news quiet. But in this country that is "gripped with fear", the people needed to hear.
It sounds like the situation that we often find ourselves in. Where fear abounds good news is the light in the darkness. Let's ask God to "open a door to us for the message" (Colossians 4:2-6) so we can share what Jesus has done for us.
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