Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea,to the territory of the Gerasenes.When he got out of the boat,at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him.
The man had been dwelling among the tombs,and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain.
In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains,but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed,and no one was strong enough to subdue him.
Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones.
Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before him, crying out in a loud voice,
“What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?
I adjure you by God, do not torment me!”
(He had been saying to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!”)
He asked him, “What is your name?”
He replied, “Legion is my name. There are many of us.”And he pleaded earnestly with him not to drive them away from that territory.
Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside.
And they pleaded with him,“Send us into the swine. Let us enter them.” And he let them, and the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned.
The swineherds ran away and reported the incident in the town
and throughout the countryside.
And people came out to see what had happened.
As they approached Jesus,they caught sight of the man who had been possessed by Legion, sitting there clothed and in his right mind. And they were seized with fear. Those who witnessed the incident explained to them what had happened to the possessed man and to the swine. Then they began to beg him to leave their district.
As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with him. But Jesus would not permit him but told him instead, “Go home to your family and announce to them
all that the Lord in his pity has done for you.” Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed.
Pinagaling ni Jesus ang Inalihan ng Demonyo
Marcos 5:1-20
1Dumating sila sa kabilang ibayo ng lawa sa lupain ng mga taga-Gadara. 2Pagkababa ni Jesus mula sa bangka agad siyang sinalubong ng isang lalaking galing sa mga libingan na may karumal-dumal na espiritu. 3Siya ay may tirahan sa mga libingan at walang makagapos sa kaniya kahit na sa pamamagitan ng mga tanikala. 4Madalas siyang lagyan ng mga pangaw at tanikala ngunit nilalagot niya ang tanikala at pinagsisisira ng mga pangaw. Walang sinumang makapagpaamo sa kaniya. 5Palagi siyang sumisigaw, araw at gabi, sa mga bundok at sa mga libingan at sinusugatan niya ng bato ang kaniyang sarili.
6Subalit pagkakita niya kay Jesus mula sa malayo, siya ay tumakbo at sinamba niya si Jesus. 7Sumigaw siya nang malakas: Ano ang kinalaman ko sa iyo, Jesus, Anak ng kataas-taasang Diyos? Ipangako mo sa Diyos na huwag mo akong pahirapan! 8Sapagkat sinabi sa kaniya ni Jesus: Lumabas ka sa taong iyan, karumal-dumal na espiritu!
9Tinanong siya ni Jesus: Ano ang pangalan mo?
Siya ay sumagot: Ang pangalan ko ay Hukbo, sapagkat marami kami. 10Nagmakaawa siya nang husto sa kaniya na huwag silang palayasin sa lupaing iyon.
11Doon sa may libis ng bundok ay mayroong isang malaking kawan ng mga baboy na nanginginain. 12Nagmakaawa ang lahat ng mga demonyo na nagsasabi: Papuntahin mo kami sa mga baboy upang sa kanila kami pumasok. 13Kaagad silang pinayagan ni Jesus. Ang mga karumal-dumal na espiritu ay lumabas sa lalaki at pumasok sa mga baboy at mabilis na tumakbong palusong tuloy-tuloy sa lawa. At lahat ay nalunod sa lawa. Ang kawan ng mga baboy ay halos dalawang libo ang bilang.
14Ang mga nagpapakain ng mga baboy ay nagmamadaling tumakbo at ipinamalita ito sa lungsod at sa kabukiran. Pumunta roon ang mga tao upang tingnan kung ano ang nangyari. 15Lumapit sila kay Jesus at nakita ang taong inalihan ng mga demonyo na nakaupo, nakadamit at nasa wastong pag-iisip. Siya ang nagkaroon ng isang Hukbo at sila ay natakot. 16Isinalaysay sa kanila ng mga nakasaksi ang nangyari sa inalihan ng mga demonyo at patungkol sa baboy. 17Nagsimula silang mamanhik kay Jesus na umalis sa kanilang lupain.
18Nang sumakay na si Jesus sa bangka, namanhik ang inalihan ng mga demonyo na isama siya. 19Hindi siya pinayagan ni Jesus. Sa halip ay sinabi niya: Umuwi ka sa iyong bahay, sa iyong pamilya. Ibalita mo sa kanila kung ano ang ginawa sa iyo ng Panginoon at kung papaano ka niya kinahabagan. 20Siya ay umalis at nagsimulang maghayag sa Decapolis kung ano ang ginawa sa kaniya ni Jesus. Ang lahat ay namangha.
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Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in His pity has done for you. Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed.
Announce here is a term which describes a missionary activity. Jesus mission is primarily restricted to the Jews, to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The territory of the Gerasenes is inhabited by the Gentiles who, unlike the Jews, are not prohibited from tending a herd of swine or eating pork. As a natural reaction to His healing, the man sincerely wants to be Jesus disciple. The ancient cultural code of honor suggests that someone saved feels obligated to return the favor or in some way to be of service to his savior. It is also a way of appeasing his conscience. While Jesus calls certain people to follow Him in His itinerant preaching, as in the case of the Twelve disciples, He leaves others to decide for themselves. And for some, like this Gentile, He reserves a different way and role. Jesus commissions the man to be a Gentile missionary to his family (and to his extended family, as well as friends and neighbors). The man is mandated to share with people, from whom he had been estranged, the good news all that the Lord in His pity has done for him. We can clearly see here Jesus wisdom.The healed man is himself a powerful living testimony to the wonder of the gospel. There is no better missionary than one who has been radically changed by Jesus power and experienced firsthand the Lords loving concern.
God bless us all forever!
SOURCE: 365 Days with the Lord
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