What happened?  Haven’t you asked that question about circumstances, because you really wanted to know?

What happened in the land of the Gerasenes?  The men in charge of a herd of swine (pigs) knew.  They saw it!  An unbelievable sight.  They told everybody – in the nearest city and in the country.
Luke 8:32-34

What happened?  Jesus commanded a legion of demons to leave one man, the demons begged to enter a herd of near-by pigs… when they entered the pigs, the crazed animals ran off a cliff into the Sea of Galilee and drowned.  Luke 8:29-33

The people, when they heard what happened, hurried to the place where Jesus was.

What happened to the man delivered from the many demons?  He was clothed!  He was in his right mind!  This man who lived among the tombs, went about without clothes and was super strong… was no longer the same.  He was changed!  Luke 8:35

The sad part to me is that the people were frightened.  They were not happy about the changed man, freed from demons, sitting at the feet of Jesus.  Luke 8:36

What happened next?  The people asked Jesus to leave!  They were “gripped with great fear…”  Luke 8:37

Then what happened?  Jesus left!  He got into a boat and sailed away.  Luke 8:37

But that is not the end of the story…
The freed man begged Jesus to take him into the boat.  Jesus refused.

He gave the man an important mission: “Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you.”
Luke 8:39 (NASB)

The man did exactly that!  “So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.”  Luke 8:39 (NASB)

~ Take it to heart ~

What has Jesus done in your life?
Proclaim God’s goodness to you… to everyone!