32 Now there was a herd of many pigs, feeding on the hill; and the demons begged him to let them go into these. So he gave them permission. 33 The demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, whereupon the herd rushed down the hillside into the lake and were drowned.
34 When the swineherds saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the town and in the country; 35 and the people came out to see for themselves. They came to Yeshua and found the man out of whom the demons had gone, sitting — dressed and in his right mind — at the feet of Yeshua; and they were frightened. 36 Those who had seen it told how the formerly demonized man had been delivered.
37 Then all the people of the Gerasene district asked him to leave them, for they had been seized with great fear. So he boarded the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged that he might go with him; but Yeshua sent him away, saying, 39 “Go back to your home and tell how much God has done for you.” He went away proclaiming throughout the whole town how much Yeshua had done for him.
"An Epic Transformation" by Author: Gary ShankAs Special Counsel to the President, Charles ‘Chuck’ Colson advised Richard Nixon from 1969-73. Known for being driven, politically-motivated, and ruthless in pursuit of his agenda, Colson was called Nixon’s “hatchet man.”
Yet, when Colson cried out to God in simple faith, unsure of the words to use or what to expect, he found his life transformed. Although initially mocked and ridiculed, Colson’s newfound faith was not unnoticed. Eventually, even his most ardent critics agreed the change was genuine. In the years following, until his passing in 2012, his life was a model of one transformed by Jesus Christ.
To the man possessed of demons, Jesus instructed, “Return home and tell how much God has done for you” (Luke8:39). Go back among those who know your past. Allow the skeptics to examine your life. Let who you are now stand in stark contrast to who you once were. Tell your story; you can tell it better than anyone else. Your life will confirm the truth of your transformation.
Hymn for Today: "Hallelujah! sing to Jesus" by William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898)
1. Hallelujah! sing to Jesus,
His the scepter, His the throne;
Hallelujah! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark, the songs of His redeemed ones
Thunder like a mighty flood:
Jesus out of every nation
Hath redeemed us by His blood.
2. Hallelujah! not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Hallelujah! He is near us,
Faith believes, nor questions how.
Though the clouds from sight received Him
When the forty days were o’er,
Shall our hearts forget His promise,
“I am with you evermore“?
3. Hallelujah! Bread of heaven,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Hallelujah! here the hungry
Come to Thee from day to day.
Advocate and Intercessor,
My Redeemer pleads for me,
On the throne of the Almighty
Now and to eternity.
4.
Hallelujah! sing to Jesus,
His the scepter, His the throne;
Hallelujah! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark, the songs of His redeemed ones
Thunder like a mighty flood:
Jesus out of every nation,
Hath redeemed us by His blood.
Thought for Today:
"“Go back to your home and tell how much God has done for you.” He went away proclaiming throughout the whole town how much Yeshua had done for him." Luke 8:39.
Please pray:
For the people who come to Jesus and are transformed into new creations in the likeness of Jesus by His Holy Spirit.
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