Luke 8 describe the encounter between Jesus a man, Matthew describes two men that were possessed of devils and were restricted to living in a cave where he/they was/were cutting himself and would break the chains the used to hold him. Jesus traveled to this location for the purpose of meeting up with this man so he could deliver him from being possessed of all those demons. After Jesus heals the man many people from the town, who have only known this man to be brutally strong and terribly violent, came out to find him sitting at Jesus' feet at peace in his mind free from demonic influence and the people of Gaderene are so disturbed by the transformation that immediately they ask Jesus to leave. everyone will not celebrate your change in fact many people maybe so used to your former way of being that they don't know how to take the new you that has been changed by Jesus Christ don't live your life for them except healing and restoration that comes from Jesus, the Lord took this detour to come and heal this man to free him from the burden of being plagued by so many evil spirits for so long and we need completed his work and he'll demand he was asked to leave the man having been healed wanted to go with Jesus but instead Jesus charged him to stay behind and share his story with others maybe you have experienced a miracle maybe you find yourself amongst your friends and family coworkers that have known you for so long one-way and now they are getting to know the new you I challenge you to stay don't leave just yet but stay behind and tell them about your great God who has changed you who has saved you. Jesus returned to Capernaum to continue his work of healing in ministry but he made a detour to heal just one man. Maybe you are  the one person in your family in your community on your job that has been healed by Jesus maybe  you're the one reason why Jesus stopped by that area accept the gift of God's healing and share it with others you're the reason for the detour in Jesus's travel plans

The gospel of Luke records the conception of Jesus Christ in Luke 1:26-56 and His birth in Luke 2:1-7. Eight days later according to Mosaic custom, Jesus was taken to the temple to be circumcised and given His name. Then 40 days after His birth, He was taken to the temple and dedicated to God in obedience to Leviticus 12:4-5. Some time after that, the wise men or magi visited Christ (Matthew 2:1-11). The answer to the question is found in Matthew 2:1, 11 and 16.


The Magi came from the east Babylon/Persia. They studied the sky by trade and where guided by Daniel's prophecy to seek the Messiah. Many Jews remained in Babylon/Persia after the Babylonian exile of the 6th century B.C. and did not return to Israel. Since God later appeared to them in a dream, it is reasonable to think they we were aware and perhaps even worshipped the one true God.

Gold is a symbol of divinity, pointing to Christ’s identity as the Son of God.
Fragrant frankincense was often burnt as an offering to God. This could symbolize the fact that Jesus would give Himself up as a sacrifice.
Myrrh was a spice used in embalming. It symbolizes bitterness and suffering. This could symbolize how Jesus would grow up to suffer and die.

Businesses and business owners have a right to make a profit
"If you are businessman or businesswoman you have a right to make a profit, you ought to make a profit, but not at the expense of being righteous in the dealing of your business or being Godly in the relationship to your workers and your customers." Dr. Tony Evans
"We have ungodly people today doing business and calling themselves Christians." Dr. Tony Evans

Corporate Greed -
Under the Bush administration we went to war to protect and expand oil reserves for our Saudi Arabian allies

Under the Obama administration predatory lenders who nearly bankrupted the county charging 300 and 400% interest where given Government bailouts when a fifth of the country went bankrupt and defaulted on their loans.

Under the Trump administration the CARES act was supposed to help protect payrolls and benefits of small businesses and their employees and the majority of those funds went to mega corporations, including personal holdings of Trump and other members of the administration

Deuteronomy 25:14-16
"You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are an abomination to the LORD your God."


Proverbs 11:1 - A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 20:10, 23 - Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD. Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD,
and false scales are not good. Using divers measures is considered an abomination. Divers measures refer to dishonest and unjust business practices, fraud and dishonesty.