Love And Demons

A fascinating story is told in three of the Gospels about Jesus meeting a disturbed man (“a man from the city who had demons”) Lk. 8:26-39, Matt. 8:28-34, Mk. 5:1-20

Today, we would say this man had mental illness. Jesus came into this man’s life, and the demons went out! What a wonder-cure this is to our pressure-filled world. When Jesus comes in…demons go out! When love comes in, demons must flee!

And here is a miracle-cure just as real as penicillin, just as valid as insulin; just as real as any of the modern wonder-working medical drugs. If only we realized the power of the love of Jesus! If only we believed the cure of His Presence in human life.

You and I have a power that we can give to those around us! It is the power of love…it is the saving presence of Jesus that is better than aspirin, more powerful than cobalt treatment or a laser beam. Demons go down by the bushel when love comes in! Thank God, we don’t have to wait years and years for any other wonder-cure! It began in the heart of God; it became crystal clear on a hill-side cross; it takes place any day, any time, in the human heart, when we accept the healing love of God through Jesus Christ.