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| What a Difference Jesus Can Make |
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| ¡°You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.¡± ( 1 John 4:4 , NKJV ) |
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It seemed only a chance meeting. Jesus, coming off a boat, met a man tormented by demons. They had such control over him that he ran around naked, living in isolated areas like the graveyard. He had been bound by armed guards in times past with chains and shackles, only to have him break the chains and escape once again. Nothing could control this man¡¯s tormented existence - that is, until he met Jesus.
Now, all of a sudden, this man¡¯s personal demons were quaking in fear, begging for mercy. They asked for the only escape they could imagine - a herd of swine. However, instead of deliverance and safety, the demons only found destruction as the pigs blindly raced down the hillside into the sea and drowned.
Isn¡¯t it interesting that the towns people are the only ones who are left unchanged by meeting the Master. The demon-possessed man is now sitting and in his right mind. The demons have been changed forever, being cast into the swine and drowned at the bottom of the sea.
As you reflect on this story, ask yourself, ¡°How has my life been changed by knowing Jesus?¡± |
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Heavenly Father, thank You so much for the transforming power of Jesus. Through Him, help me to conquer the demons of my own life. Help me to share the ways You have blessed my life personally, and, thereby, spread Your gospel to those around me. In Jesus¡¯ name. Amen. - GENE GILLILAND, Benton, Kentucky |
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