Everyone Matters to Jesus

Luke 8:35-36, 38-39 ESV
“Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus,  clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 

And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed. The man from whom the demons had gone, begged that he might be with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,  “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.”  And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.”

Jesus healed the man who had many demons and now the man just wanted to be with Jesus, but Jesus wanted the man to stay in the town where he was at. Why? The man’s desire to follow Jesus was good, but Jesus had a better plan for the man.

Jesus knew that he had a more important ministry with his own family and community. This man could be a light among the people of these Gentiles cities in a way that Jesus and the disciples could not.

The man’s deliverance and healing was a great message to tell, and a message that every follower of Jesus should be able to share what He did for them. His story showed the value of one life to Jesus, because this was the only reason why Jesus came to this side of the Sea of Galilee.

His story also showed that with Jesus, no one is beyond hope. If this man could be delivered and could be changed than anyone can receive the same deliverance.

Prayer:
Father, everyone matters, everyone can be delivered, everyone can be healed. So, we will ask and keep on asking, we will seek and keep on seeking and we will knock and keep in knocking until we receive.