Jesus just healed a man from being possessed by a legion of demons. He was once running around naked and crazy but now he is clothed and in his right mind. This freaks his neighbors out and they try to get Jesus to leave the area as soon as possible. The man wants to follow Jesus and go with him. But Jesus doesn't allow him to go with Jesus but rather tells him to go home and tell everyone what God has done for him!
I have read and heard this passage preached on may time in my life - (Read the whole passage if you have time) but today the Ten Towns stuck out to me in a fresh way. The man who is released from the nightmare of demon possession doesn't just go home to tell his family and his closest neighbors; no that would not be enough. He went on a mission to tell the people in the Ten Towns!
We might now have quite the same story of healing from a legion of demons, but we have a story of redemption to tell. We have all be imprisoned in the chains of our own desires and passions. We have all been held captive by the things of the world. We all have a story of freedom to share with people who are stuck. God has given you freedom to share! Whatever we have been through is our story to tell. What is your story? Practice telling it and tell it in faith, believing God wants to use your story to impact people around you!
How many towns will hear the Good News because we are called to share our story?
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