When Jesus came to the territory of the Gadarenes,
two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him. They were so savage that
no one could travel by that road. They cried out, “What have you to do with us,
Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?” Some
distance away a herd of many swine was feeding. The demons pleaded with him,
“If you drive us out, send us into the herd of swine.” And he said to them, “Go
then!” They came out and entered the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the
steep bank into the sea where they drowned. The swineherds ran away, and when
they came to the town they reported everything, including what had happened to
the demoniacs. Thereupon the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they
saw him they begged him to leave their district.
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Reflection:
What can demons do to us if we have Jesus in our
lives? Nothing absolutely nothing! We are untouchable by any demonic power if
we have Jesus in our lives. But do we still have Jesus in our lives today?
This is the big question now; do we still have Jesus
in our lives today? Or it might be that we are very preoccupied with worldliness
that we hardly have time for Jesus anymore. And when we hardly have time for
Jesus that is when the devil comes to swiftly possess us.
As evidenced by our gospel today, the demons were no
match for Jesus they capitulate in surrender to Jesus. This is the power of
Jesus; it can subject anyone including the devil to HIS will. But it’s sad that
many of us today don’t realize this anymore for the simple reason that we have
no more time for Jesus yet we create time for this world.
Where are we leading if we go with this world?
It will lead us closer to the devil hiding beneath the many pleasures of this
world. We must realize this urgency before it’s too late. Let us disengage
ourselves from our worldliness and let us engage Jesus for we will never go
wrong with HIM.
The closer we go to Jesus the farther we go away
from the devil. The closer we go to Jesus the more that we have peace and
serenity in our lives. Do you believe this? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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