THE GREAT DEMON DISPOSER

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When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"

Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."

He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.

Matthew 8:28-34

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

Do you have any demons?

Not a crazy question by any means.

You see, we hear the word “demon” and automatically about the movie, “The Exorcist”, or other movies like it where so much evil has entered a person that they are left incapacitated…unable to be who they are because the demon has taken over.

But is every demon one that consumes a person and takes them over?

Not necessarily.

Consider the definition of the word “demon”. Webster’s says a demon is an “evil spirit” but the also adds that it could be “a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin”.

With that, here’s a question to consider…

Is there anything in your life that is a source of evil or harm or distress or ruin or a combination of these things?

If you aren’t under any of these now, then maybe you have been before at sometime. For we all have found ourselves in distress at some time or another. Doubt that? Then consider that synonyms for distress are grief, worry and woe…upset, afflicted and bothered. If you’ve ever felt any of these, then you have been demonized to some extent.

Indeed, life’s circumstances sometime leave us haunted by the past…or possibly haunted by the present…or even haunted by what might be ahead. Yes, life has a way of too often leaving us troubled.

Thanks be to God we have Jesus…who showed in the passage yesterday that He had the power to calm the storm by just the mere words from His mouth. Today, He shows that He also has power over demons…making Him the great Demon Disposer.

Our scripture starts with Jesus arriving “in the region of the Gadarenes” a location about six miles southeast of the Sea of Galilee. There He encounters “two demon-possessed men” who had come from the tombs to meet Him. These weren’t mild demonic spirits. For we read where “they were so violent that no one could pass”.

The demons, speaking through the men they possessed, shouted to Jesus, "What do you want with us, Son of God?…Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"

Of interest here is that the demons knew who they were dealing with. We know because they identify Jesus as being the “Son of God” and understand the power that comes with that. The demons also knew Jesus had the power to torture and destroy them for they begged Him to send them into a herd of pigs if He drove them out of the men they possessed.

Jesus did just that. For our passage tells us that Jesus commanded the demons to “Go!”…and go they did…out of the men and into the pigs which then “rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water”.

The Son of God…Jesus…showed through His actions that He truly was and still is the great Demon Disposer.

So what demonizes you? What causes you distress? What causes you to worry or feel anxious, stressed or afraid?

You’ll never rid yourself of these and be set free unless you turn your demons…those root causes of negative feelings and emotions…over to Jesus…the great Demon Disposer.

Won’t you trust in Him right now and allow Him to enter in and heal you?

He stands ready to drive out whatever troubles you…and show you a peace that transcends all understanding (Philippians 4:6-7).

And who wouldn’t want to have that every day of this life here on earth?

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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