We have all probably heard the encounter of the man who had a legion of demons possessing him. Jesus healed him and the demons entered a herd of pigs (some 2,000!) and the pigs dove into the sea and drowned. It caused an uproar within the community as we read in Mark 5. The man wished to follow Jesus, but Jesus told him to stay behind.
As He was stepping into the boat, the [Gentile] man who had been demon-possessed was begging with Him [asking] that he might go with Him [as a disciple]. Jesus did not let him [come], but [instead] He said to him, “Go home to your family and tell them all the great things that the Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy on you.” So he [obeyed and] went away and began to publicly proclaim in Decapolis [the region of the ten Hellenistic cities] all the great things that Jesus had done for him; and all the people were astonished. (Mark 5:18-20 AMP)
We are challenged by God not simply to be followers, but also storytellers! In all the Gospels and in the Acts of the Apostles, we are instructed to be His witnesses . . . to go and tell the stories of what God has done in our lives. . . . HIStory. We are not to keep silent.
What has your God done for you? Tell HIS-story!
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