Day341
Mark 5:15
"And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. "
The people of a certain country were used to hearing about a mad man who lived among the tombs. Some had bound him with chains to try to stop his wild behavior, but he would just break the chains. He was possessed by many evil spirits. Then, one day Jesus came and set the demoniac free. When the local people saw the man wearing clothes and acting perfectly normal, they were afraid. They did not understand the deliverance they saw. However, the man was happy to be free and wanted to follow Jesus.
It is important that we see people properly, the way Jesus sees them. The people who knew this mad man saw him as a menace to society and thought they would just have to learn to cope with him. Jesus saw him as a man who needed help to be what he really wanted to be. It is natural for society to look at demon-possessed people or people oppressed by the devil and want to lock them up and throw away the key. We must see them as people who want help so they can be what they want to be. We must set them free, because we have the power to do so. Sometimes we may encounter people who do not want to be free, but, we must realize that many people who do crazy things to themselves or to others would rather live normal lives. We hold the key.
The mad man in Mark 5 could be helped by no one until Jesus came his way. When we see the oppressed, we must realize that we are possibly the only ones who may pass their way with the answer. Let us be sensitive to the Spirit of God so we can be used as God's instrument for someone's deliverance. God will lead us across the paths of people who need a change in their lives but do not know how to get the help they need. Let us be a part of the answer, and not a part of the problem. We must not be afraid of the oppressed. We hold the key to freedom for those who are not in their right minds.
I pray that God will help me recognize my assignment to bring deliverance to those who are crying for help. By His grace, I will be the means of help to many who are oppressed by the devil I will help society by setting these people free.