‘So they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee. As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs outside the town. As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don’t torture me!” For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon’s power. Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, for he was filled with many demons. The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit. There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs. So Jesus gave them permission. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned. When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demon-possessed man had been healed. And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them. So Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake. The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying, “No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you.” So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him.’ Luke 8:26-39(NLT)
‘Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,’ Philippians 2:9-10(NLT)
Luke chapter 8:26-39 is a story about a demon possessed man who had made a whole area a “no go zone” for everybody. This man had no clothes on, didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs. He was kept in bound with chains and in fetters, but he broke the bands and was lead by many demons into an uninhabited region of land.
When he met Jesus, “He cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.” Luke 8:28
When you meet Jesus any demonic spirit assigned to follow you and make sure you become a derision among your peers should fall down at the feet of Jesus. The name Jesus is the only name God has highly exalted above every other name, and given to us. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. Phil 2:9-10
Your encounter with Jesus will set you at liberty, breaking every chain of oppression and bringing you back to where you belong. The people who once runaway from you will run back to you and listen to your testimony. There is no single person who met Jesus with a problem and went back home with the problem. Your focus should be on meeting Jesus because you know when you truly meet Him you will never be the same.
from When You Meet Jesus Richard Owusu Bediako