Hey all, the Sunday School lesson for tomorrow comes from Luke 8:26-39. Its titled, "A Sound Mind" Before diving in to the book of Luke, take a moment to pause and meditate on the title itself. What is a sound mind to you? One scripture to reflect on without diving in too deeply is 2 Timothy 1:7. "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." As we go through life today, when things hit the fan, we often forget to remember this scripture. When feeling fearful, uneasy, doubtful, unloving, and not at peace, we must realize that this is not of God, but its the enemy whom is at work. As the lesson begins, Jesus in verse 27 is 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 a cemetery outside of 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!" It goes on to say that "For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man..." Jesus demanded his name and the man replied "Legion", for he was filled with many demons." As you read on, the demons begin to beg Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit. The Bible brings out that there were a herd of pigs nearby, so Jesus gave them permission to enter in to the pigs. The demons came out of the man and entered into the pigs and the entire herd plunged down in to the steep hillside and into the lake and drowned. Verses 35-36 says "People rushed out to see what 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." As the scriptures conclude here, I found several fascinating points after reading. The first in verse 28, the demons knew who Jesus was! "Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" They were fearful, and knew Jesus' power! Another point I found interesting was in verses 35-36. After the demons are casted out of the man, the Bible says he is fully clothed and in his right mind; the people that witnessed it, although they were afraid; They then went and told others how this man has been healed, how he was once demon-possessed, but now in a sound mind! As we reflect today, we can find and trust that God can keep us in our right minds. May we keep faith and be a witness to others from where and what we have been delivered from!
To God be the glory!
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