Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Devotional: May 17th

Luke 8:26-39

The divine power which the Lord Jesus showed as He calmed the storm is now faced with another kind of violence, quite a formidable power: that of Satan. A host of devils had completely taken possession of this poor Gadarene. Unsuccessful attempts had previously been made to try to subdue him with chains and fetters, picture of the vain attempt by society to control human passion. Living in the tombs, this demon-possessed man was already morally dead. He was naked; in other words, just like Adam he was totally unable to hide his condition from God! What a picture of man’s moral downfall! But also what a change when the Lord intervenes and delivers him (read Ephesians 2:1-6)! All that the people of that city can do is to confirm what had happened. They find this man "sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind". Yes, the redeemed finally finds peace and rest in the Saviour; God clothes him with righteousness and gives him an understanding of Himself.

Alas, the presence of God worries and troubles the world more than does the domination of Satan.

The man, out of whom the devils had been cast, now desires to be continually with Jesus (cf. Philippians 1:23). The Lord then points out his field of work: his own home and neighbourhood where he returns to tell what Jesus has done for him (Psalms 66:16).