"28 And when he (JESUS) was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils which came out of the graves very fierce, so that no man might go by that way.
29 And behold, they cried out, saying, Jesus the Son of God, what have we to do with thee? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 Now there was afar off from them, a great herd of swine feeding.
31 And the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them, Go. So they went out and departed into the herd of swine: and behold, the whole herd of swine ran headlong into the sea, and died in the water.
33 Then the herdmen fled: and when they were come into the city, they told all things, and what was become of them that were possessed with the devils,
34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him to depart out of their coasts."
One of the most helpful Bible verses for me is Ephesians 6:12. It states "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly governors, the princes of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness, which are in the high places." The REAL battle is against "spiritual wickedness" which are in high places.
When JESUS had occasion to meet up with these two devils, HE did not have to play hide-and-seek with them. The demons proclaimed "JESUS the SON OF GOD", what have we done to stir YOU against us? Then they requested to be cast into a "great herd of swine" that was feeding near them. Then the swine ran into the sea and died in the water.
The enemy is always attacking me, and I don't even recognize him right away. I may see the enemy as someone who has had a bad morning. Or I may see the enemy as a driver who is driving a bit inconsiderate. The thing I have to realize is, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords abides in me, and I in HIM (John 6:56). If JESUS recognized the evil spirits when HE was walking here on earth, don't you think HE can still see them? And don't you know the evil spirits are still in awe of HIS power? Why then, do we live in defeat when JESUS has already won the victory? The enemy is begging to be put into a bunch of pigs!
Just as these two devils requested to be cast into the swine, the enemy still cannot tolerate the Holiness of JESUS! They knew HIM when HE walked by them 2000 years ago. They still have to flee HIS presence when HE is allowed to have the throne of my life. My prayer is I allow "JESUS the SON OF GOD" on the throne of my life, and fear and doubt will have to flee!
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