Freedom

Imagine putting yourself in the place of this demon-possessed man. You're an outcast of society who is feared and hated. You are so tormented by the voices of demons that you are suicidal and the only way to find any measure of relief from their sadistic oppression is to mutilate your body and try to mask the mental, emotional and spiritual pain with physical pain. You are so overcome with sorrow and rage and every manner of wicked and depressing emotion and thought that night and day, unable to find rest or escape, all you can do is weep, wail and cry out. How long have you been suffering? Has it been weeks, months, or even years? You are in such great spiritual bondage, that the people's attempts to bind you with shackles and chains is laughable - those chains are nothing compared to what locks down your heart.

Now imagine that you see a man in the distance, and due to your heightened awareness of the spiritual realm and the sudden chaos amongst the thousands of demons who inhabit your body, you see something about this man that not many others have been able to recognize. The demonic legion rages frantically in fear about the Son of the Most High God and you have a brief moment of sanity and clarity amongst all the confusion to realize that you MUST see this man and that He is your only hope! You run like you have never run before and fall at His feet in worship. In that moment, all you see is that He is beautiful and worthy of adoration and through this amazing gift of revelation of who He is, you even forget to ask for help, but simply whisper words of love.

Now imagine your surprise when control of your voice is suddenly seized from your power and the demons begin to engage with this man in pleas for mercy. Then with a simple command He instructs them to leave your body and with a jolt of power, you feel every single unclean, filthy, vile and evil thing wretch itself out of your being and you see the black cloud cast themselves into a herd of swine.

You now find yourself sitting at the feet of the man you now know is Jesus. Your nakedness has been covered and the most incredible peace has filled your heart and soul and mind. The look of compassion and love on His face floods your heart and you are consumed with love for this man. You are oblivious to the others who have come and who are pleading with Him to leave until He suddenly turns to go. Now you are the one pleading, but you are begging to go with Him. You have just encountered the love of the very Son of God and your life has been altered is a way so dramatic that it has caused an uproar in your community. You have been freed from demonic slavery and now all you want is to become a bondslave to Jesus and go with Him wherever He goes. When he denies your request, for a moment you are crushed, but then by His grace, you trust Him, for you know the depth of His love for you and you willingly accept His commission to go tell everyone about what He has done for you. In your heart, you still long for His presence and to simply be with Him, but you treasure the experience in your heart, holding onto it, believing that one day you will be with Him again for eternity.

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