Lukas 8:27 Und als er ans Land gestiegen war, kam ihm ein Besessener aus der Stadt entgegen, der seit langer Zeit Dämonen hatte und keine Kleider mehr trug und sich auch in keinem Haus aufhielt, sondern in den Gräbern.... Marcus 5:15 Und sie kamen zu Jesus und sahen den Besessenen, der die Legion gehabt hatte, dasitzen, bekleidet und vernünftig; und sie fürchteten sich.
Diese Verse umschließen die Geschichte des von Dämonen besessenen Mannes im Gebiet der Gardarener. Es lohnt sich die ganze Geschichte in beiden Evangelien zu lesen, um ein volles Verständnis zu gewinnen.
Wir dürfen niemals denken, dass jemand so tief sinken kann, dass der Herr Jesus ihn nicht retten kann. Hier gab es einen Mann, der so von Teufeln besessen war, dass er auch kein annähernd normales Leben mehr lebte. Er hatte alle Normen der Gesellschaft verlasssen und lebte in zügellosem Wahnsinn durch die Dämonen, die Besitz von ihm ergriffen hatten. Jesus jedoch kam absichtlich, um ihm zu begegnen und ihn von schrecklicher Knechtschaft zu befreien. Wir treffen den Mann am Ende der Geschichte voll zurechnungsfähig und ganz normal. Obwohl sich wenige Menschen jemals in gleicher Not wie dieser Mann befunden haben, sind dennoch viele so belastet und von den Mächten des Bösen betroffen, dass ihr Leben zur Qual wird.
Lasst uns nie vergessen, dass Jesus vollständig befreit! Wenn es Dinge in deinem eigenen Leben gibt, die dich belasten, dann suche den Herrn bis du weißt, dass er dich von diesen Dingen freigesetzt hat und dass er seine Friedensherrschaft in deinem Leben aufgerichtet hat. Du kannst dich ganz auf die Verheißung Jesu verlassen: „Wenn du glauben kannst — alles ist möglich dem, der glaubt!” (Markus 9:23)
01 November 2009
November 2009 - English
Luke 8:27 And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs ... Mark 5:15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
These verses encompass the incident of the man possessed with demons at Gadarene. It is worth reading the full story in both Gospels to get a complete understanding of what happened. We must never think that someone can sink to such a state that the Lord Jesus Christ cannot save them. Here was a man, so possessed of devils, that he no longer lived a life that had any semblance of normality. He had abandoned the standards of everyday society, and lived in unrestrained, insanity driven by the demons that possessed him. But Jesus deliberately came to visit this man and deliver him from the terrible bondage he suffered. We find him at the end of the story utterly sane and completely normal. While very few have ever been in the same sort of distress that this man found himself in, many are afflicted and affected by the powers of evil in ways that make life distressing.
We must never forget that Jesus delivers utterly! If there are matters in your own life that trouble you, then continue to seek the Lord until you know that He has delivered you from these things and properly established His reign of peace in your life. We can fully trust Jesus’ promise that: “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” (Mark 9:23 )
These verses encompass the incident of the man possessed with demons at Gadarene. It is worth reading the full story in both Gospels to get a complete understanding of what happened. We must never think that someone can sink to such a state that the Lord Jesus Christ cannot save them. Here was a man, so possessed of devils, that he no longer lived a life that had any semblance of normality. He had abandoned the standards of everyday society, and lived in unrestrained, insanity driven by the demons that possessed him. But Jesus deliberately came to visit this man and deliver him from the terrible bondage he suffered. We find him at the end of the story utterly sane and completely normal. While very few have ever been in the same sort of distress that this man found himself in, many are afflicted and affected by the powers of evil in ways that make life distressing.
We must never forget that Jesus delivers utterly! If there are matters in your own life that trouble you, then continue to seek the Lord until you know that He has delivered you from these things and properly established His reign of peace in your life. We can fully trust Jesus’ promise that: “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” (Mark 9:23 )
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