Today’s reading: Luke 8:22-39

“For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.” ‭Luke‬ ‭8:29‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The goal of the Devil and his demons is to drive us into solitary places, to overwhelm and invade and ruin our lives with torment. I see this as being what hell will one day be like for those that do not trust in Jesus as their Savior and Lord.

God, do for us what Jesus did for this man. Bring us back into community with your healing. May we not run from Christian friends, but instead, may we run to them (even creatively with social distancing 🙂).

I love the picture of this man sitting at the feet of Jesus. No more tombs. No more nakedness. No more insanity. He is now clothed and in his right mind.

Jesus, do this again and again and again among us. We won’t make it without you.

🙏