When We Hurt Ourselves

When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. Mark 5:15

You might have read about one of Jesus’ craziest miracles – healing a man controlled by evil spirits. ‘His dwelling [was] among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains…neither could anyone tame him …always, night and day, he was…crying out and cutting himself with stones’ (Mark 5:3-5). As creepy as some of that sounds, there’s plenty of stuff we can relate to there.

1) He kept hurting himself. He used stones to do it, but some of us use drugs, porn/sex, alcohol, overwork and negativity. What do you keep at that hurts you? Don’t be complacent with what’s destroying you. 2) He was preoccupied with death. The guy lived in a graveyard. OK, that might be something you’d never do, but mentally, where are you? Living without purpose needs to be addressed – a troubled mind can bring you to the place where you lose even your desire to live. 3) He had no peace, day or night. The downside of Godless living is restlessness, irritability and discontent. Nothing satisfies or is ever enough. 4) He lived in isolation. Satan’s job is made easier when you don’t have a spiritual support system. Getting linked with other believers wrecks his plans.

OK, then what? Well, Jesus showed up. When Jesus shows up, things change, things we thought way beyond our ability to change. He healed him back to his ‘right mind’. This guy went from one end of the scale to another, just from an encounter with Jesus. Don’t put off your appointment with Him.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I know You are here, always have, I want to give you FULL access to my life for You to do what only You can do. In Your Precious Name, Amen