I was reading Matthew chapter eight the other day and God really got my attention. There is alot of action that takes place in this chapter, but this one stood out for some reason…
“When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They lived in a cemetery and were so violent that no one could go through that area. They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?” There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance. So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.” “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.” Matthew 8:28 – 32
HUGE miracle, right? What stood out to me was not the miracle, it was the peoples reaction…
The herdsmen fled to the nearby town, telling everyone what happened to the demon-possessed men. Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone. Matthew 8:33-34
As I read this I was thinking to myself… what idiots! They had just seem Jesus perform the impossible, they had heard of all the things that He had been doing, and they BEGGED HIM TO GO AWAY!
Then it hit me… I wonder how many times I have pulled away from God , asked Him to get away because He did the unexpected, didnt do things the way I wanted, or the cost to follow Him seemed too much? How many times have I begged Jesus to go away?
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