Today's Scripture
TODAY’S READING SCHEDULE: 1 Kings 10 -11; Matthew 8:18 -34
Humility – Matthew 8:28-34
28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake in the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed came from among the tombs to meet him. They were so violent that nobody could travel on that road. 29 They cried out, “What are you going to do with us, Son of God? Have you come to torture us before the time of judgment?” 30 Far off in the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 The demons pleaded with him, “If you throw us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 Then he said to the demons, “Go away,” and they came out and went into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned. 33 Those who tended the pigs ran into the city and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then the whole city came out and met Jesus. When they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
What does this passage mean to me/us?
Jesus approaches these two men, who were possessed by evil spirits. Their initial response was “What are you going to do with us, Son of God? Have you come to torture us before the time of judgment?”(v. 29)
We might not be possessed by evil spirits, but we are all occupied by our own thoughts and ways. When Jesus comes, I often see my initial response is similar to these two men. ‘Lord, why?’ Instead of walking away at that moment, or life stage, I’ve learned that if I stuck with Jesus’ plan freedom came.
May we continue to follow God and experience the peace that comes from God.
Prayer
Lord, may we see how you are planning to transform us and offer the freedom that only comes by you. Help us share that freedom with others today. In the name of Jesus, we pray, AMEN.
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