TRUE STORY OF A MAN WHO WAS PHYSICALLY UNTAMED YET SPIRITUALLY BOUND.

“Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.
And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him…”

Lesson :DON’T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED!!!
Don’t fall for any deceitful thought that makes you take things for granted or start embracing any ideas that want you to be living life so callously.
Everything including your own life and the set time of life is bound to change and even subject to change!
(This however doesn’t necessarily mean you take every *little* thing seriously though!)

(THE REVELATION OF THE UNTAMED YET DEMONICALLY -POSSESSED MAN.)

As much as this Gadarenean man who used to live at the tombs site was spiritually bound by an unclean spirit, notice how.. ~no one could bind him, not even with chains, because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him!~
*No one could physically bind him despite the fact that he was spiritually bound by an unclean spirit.*

Here’s the grace to encourage!

Despite the fact that everything is subject and bound to change, spiritual bondage is subject and bound to change only if it’s handled correctly, this means spiritual battles should be handled spiritually.

\\ And This Is Where The Power In The Spoken Word Of God Comes In. //

“When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.”
For He said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!” “

*The spiritual change needed by all who are spiritually bound is brought by and only found by the Spoken Word of God, Who is Jesus Christ the Living Son of God.

*Jesus the Living Word of God speaks into every spiritual bondage that seems permanent in the physical eye and the truth remains the same, every life bondage bows to change.

*The obvious reason as to why the local people of this country of Gadarenes embraced the idea of binding the mad man who lived in the tombs site with shackles and chains was not that they expected the chain-binding activity to heal their fellow country man, rather they had conceived the lie that the spiritual condition of the mad man was not subject to change and his madness was not bound to change either!*
These people made one life mistake which most people nowadays tend to take for granted!

-The Gadareneans had reached a point where they took the mad man for granted.
-The Gadareneans had assumed that his madness was not subject to change and this was taken for granted.
-The Gadareneans had taken the life of their fellow country man for granted.
-The Gadareneans had considered the mad man to dying to the point of sending him to live with the dead in the tombs thus taking his life for granted.
– The Gadareneans had condemned their fellow country man so negatively such that he deserved to be living among the dead thus taking the life of one of their own for granted.

LIFE APPLICATIONS:

1. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also!
The very car that you always pack in your garage and trust it to safely and timely move you from home to your work place and back is always subject to change!
Don’t allow it to dictate when you are supposed to be rejoicing in Lord especially when your car decides to break down the very day when you’re least expecting! Joy is priceless and so is the peace of God which surpasses all human understanding.

2. And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.!
Don’t allow your wealth or the lack of it to dictate when you are supposed to be rejoicing in Lord especially when your wealth decides to increase up or decrease down the very day when you’re least expecting!

3. Don’t look for the living among the dead!
“Why do you seek the (power of the) living (God) among the dead (works of human flesh) ?

Notice….. “And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,..”
-The man who had the unclean spirit came forth to meet Jesus.
– Jesus Christ Who is The Word of God is always readily available to deliver anyone who is willing from any and every bondage.