An Insane Man - and Then Jesus Showed Up

"Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you." (Mark 5:19)



How far does God's grace reach? How low will God stop to lift one up? How long will god wait and extend His patience for one to come back? We do serve an amazing wonderful God who is full of compassion. Even for this demonised man in Mark's Gospel who was alone and without hope, hidden away in a cave.



One of the tactics of the demonic kingdom is to severely oppress and bombard the mind with insanity, causing people to do unimaginable things. And then, while a mas is in a state of depravity, the stronghold will lift the oppression for a few moments so that the man can see in his right mind what is happening to himself, thus further entrenching his shame and hopelessness. Can yo imagine with me for a few moments the depths of anguish this man felt in this story? Everything was lost, even his own mind. He cut himself so as to ease the pain of days gone by and perhaps from remembering a day when life held fonder memories. A life now resigned to exist minute by minute away from all reflection of hope, love, and care.



And then Jesus showed up. Did this man have a second chance in life? You better believe it! Jesus brought about a radical deliverance in this man's life and catapulted him into a whole new realm of living. My friends, once you experience the power of God in your life, you'll never be the same. When all hope is gone and friends have forsaken you, know this: God's power is still the same to set people free.



There is another story of a man who was in an insane asylum for many years who dies. When his room was found that this man wrote in the lower corner of the wall words that have today become a part of a song that is sung in churches around the world. He wrote,



"Could we with ink oceans fill, and were the sky a parchment made, were every star above a quill and every man a scribe by trade...to write the love of God about would drain the oceans dry."



Whoever this man was who wrote those words also had a second chance. Oh, he may have outwardly passed away in the asylum, but oh, how free he must have been inside. Jesus must have shown up for that man as well. Open your heart today to the Master. Ask Him to show up for you. He said, "I will come in." (Revelation 3:20)



From the Issue of Jubilee Journey, Living in Faith Everyday. 175 Nortech Parkway, San Jose CA 95134. www.jubilee.org