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He sent him away?!
“Jesus Sent Him Away…”
by Joshua Scott Zeitz
Luke 8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
God sees the end from the beginning. (See Isaiah 46:10, Revelation 22:13)
He is the great I AM! (See John 8:58)
He never changes! (See Hebrews 13:8)
What does all this mean?
He is not bound by time like we are. He created time, the moon, the sun, and the stars!
He supersedes time!
That is awesome news for us as believers.
Why?
Because He is able to see into our future, keeping us from danger and also providing opportunities for us, that should we obey Him, will benefit us greatly!
Don’t misunderstand however, God is not some genie in the sky, nor is He a fortune teller or soothsayer.
He is however, Almighty!
And because He supersedes times and loves us, He so desires to bring opportunities our way to obey Him and reap the benefits!
The opening passage of scripture mentioned above recounts the man with whom Jesus cast the demons out of into the herd of swine.
Before doing so, Jesus asked the demon what its name was and the demon responded, “Legion.”
The man had many demons within him!
It was a miraculous and marvellous feat that Jesus did to be sure.
Later on the man is said to have come to Jesus, wanting to follow Him, to be with Him, like the disciples were with Him, but Jesus said no!
Have you ever heard God say no to you about something?
Listen, when God says no, it’s not that He wants to be a control freak over your life or because He is some cosmic kill-joy!
Rather, it’s because He is trying to protect you and more often than not, trying to get something to you!
Remember the Israelites?
They begged God for a king. Time and again, they begged Him, desiring to be like their surrounding nations.
God wanted to be their king however and told them no.
He warned them what having a man for a king would bring them, nothing but trouble and a lifetime of servitude, but they wouldn’t listen.
So God gave them what they wanted.
They forfeited the blessing of God for a counterfeit, for less than God’s best for them!
When Jesus told that man no to following Him, He didn’t just leave him there. Instead He followed the no with a yes!
Yes, do go back and tell all that has happened to you!
Jesus gave him a ministry. He gave him something that He knew would be far more beneficial for the man and all those the man would impact after.
The man could have gotten hurt or offended, went home and wallowed in self pity, but instead, He took Jesus at His word, trusted Him, and obeyed!
The Bible says that when Jesus returned to that city later on, all the people were ready to receive him!
Why?
Because the man obeyed Jesus and went and told all that had happened to him.
This was the same city where the Bible tells the amazing story of Jairus’ daughter being raised from the dead and the woman with the issue of blood for twelve years being miraculously healed!
Had that man followed Jesus instead of getting busy obeying Jesus, that town would not have been near as receptive and perhaps none of these things would have occurred.
Life is connected and God sees the end from the beginning.
Remember, His no is not like our no.
His no is not like the other no’s we have heard in our lives.
“No, you can’t have this job.”
“No, you aren’t qual
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By Joshua Scott Zeitz“Jesus Sent Him Away…”
by Joshua Scott Zeitz
Luke 8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
God sees the end from the beginning. (See Isaiah 46:10, Revelation 22:13)
He is the great I AM! (See John 8:58)
He never changes! (See Hebrews 13:8)
What does all this mean?
He is not bound by time like we are. He created time, the moon, the sun, and the stars!
He supersedes time!
That is awesome news for us as believers.
Why?
Because He is able to see into our future, keeping us from danger and also providing opportunities for us, that should we obey Him, will benefit us greatly!
Don’t misunderstand however, God is not some genie in the sky, nor is He a fortune teller or soothsayer.
He is however, Almighty!
And because He supersedes times and loves us, He so desires to bring opportunities our way to obey Him and reap the benefits!
The opening passage of scripture mentioned above recounts the man with whom Jesus cast the demons out of into the herd of swine.
Before doing so, Jesus asked the demon what its name was and the demon responded, “Legion.”
The man had many demons within him!
It was a miraculous and marvellous feat that Jesus did to be sure.
Later on the man is said to have come to Jesus, wanting to follow Him, to be with Him, like the disciples were with Him, but Jesus said no!
Have you ever heard God say no to you about something?
Listen, when God says no, it’s not that He wants to be a control freak over your life or because He is some cosmic kill-joy!
Rather, it’s because He is trying to protect you and more often than not, trying to get something to you!
Remember the Israelites?
They begged God for a king. Time and again, they begged Him, desiring to be like their surrounding nations.
God wanted to be their king however and told them no.
He warned them what having a man for a king would bring them, nothing but trouble and a lifetime of servitude, but they wouldn’t listen.
So God gave them what they wanted.
They forfeited the blessing of God for a counterfeit, for less than God’s best for them!
When Jesus told that man no to following Him, He didn’t just leave him there. Instead He followed the no with a yes!
Yes, do go back and tell all that has happened to you!
Jesus gave him a ministry. He gave him something that He knew would be far more beneficial for the man and all those the man would impact after.
The man could have gotten hurt or offended, went home and wallowed in self pity, but instead, He took Jesus at His word, trusted Him, and obeyed!
The Bible says that when Jesus returned to that city later on, all the people were ready to receive him!
Why?
Because the man obeyed Jesus and went and told all that had happened to him.
This was the same city where the Bible tells the amazing story of Jairus’ daughter being raised from the dead and the woman with the issue of blood for twelve years being miraculously healed!
Had that man followed Jesus instead of getting busy obeying Jesus, that town would not have been near as receptive and perhaps none of these things would have occurred.
Life is connected and God sees the end from the beginning.
Remember, His no is not like our no.
His no is not like the other no’s we have heard in our lives.
“No, you can’t have this job.”
“No, you aren’t qual