Mark 5:18-20
“Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you.”
(Mark 5:19)
Transformation often breeds loyalty. So it seems in the story of the Gerasene man whose demons banished him to the tombs where he howled like an animal while his friends and neighbors sought to bind and control him with chains. He was a menace to himself and the community until Jesus calmed his troubled spirit. Changed by this encounter, the man pled with Jesus to allow him to go with him as he departed. Jesus knew that the man’s deliverance was a testimony to the power of God, so he sent him back to his family and friends as evidence of God’s mercy. The result was amazement for those who once feared and reviled him, as the change was undeniable.
Few of us will exemplify such extreme transformation, and yet, the mercy and grace of God that has been extended to each of us provides the platform for sharing the good news of Christ. Perhaps in recognizing God’s hand at work in our lives, we too might hear the words of Jesus as he says to us, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you.”
Prayer: Thank you, Lord for your transforming mercy and grace. May I go and tell the good news. Amen.
Jim Abernathy
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