Messy but Beautiful (V)

Messy but beautiful (V)

‘…Trust in the Lord…Proverbs 3:5a [NKJV]

Bible Reading: Mark 5:1-20

Our Bible reading today proves that God is the Porter, and we are the clay. No matter how messy the clay may be, the Porter can make the best of it. This means that God is still in the business of redeeming, transforming, and blessing lives.

This is the case of the man in our reading today. There is no better word to describe the madman in Gerasenes than a mess. He was insane, possessed by demons and he made cemetery his home. Although we did not know his full story, I am sure he must have had a family at some point, maybe a decent house to live in; perhaps he was married with a wife and children before the predicament came upon Him. Perhaps when his situation became unbearable and unsolvable even after they had spent all their money, his family abandoned him, and he turned into full-fledged lunatic. This man’s situation must have caused his family shame and unbearable pain. However, the story changed when he countered Jesus. Jesus commanded the legion of demons that were inside the man to come out and the man regained his sanity and sensibility in the name of Jesus.

Dear friends, you need to trust Jesus and speak to any mountain in your life to move in the name of Jesus. Pray concerning whatever messy situation around you and see God step in. In our story, Jesus had compassion on the lunatic, and He healed him. God is interested in your life, and He can transform your life if you call upon Him.

Daily Confession: Lord Jesus thank you for your mercy and compassion over my life. Please help me to trust you that you can do the impossible in my life in Jesus name.

Intercessory Prayer: Pray for God’s intervention for the oppressed, helpless, addict and homeless. May God encounter their lives and heal them.

Hymn: Wonderful story of love!
Tell it to me again;
Wonderful story of love!
Wake the immortal strain.
Angels with rapture announce it,
Shepherds with wonder receive it;
Sinner, O won’t you believe it?
Wonderful story of love!