His power is all the explanation you need

Mark 5:15-17    Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. 16 And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. 17 Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region.

How do you explain the un-explainable? How can you put into words something that has left you in awe? Something that you witnessed, or experienced, for which you cannot explain, but yet you know it to be true. The event most likely is personal, and most likely could be defined as a miracle in many cases. But in every case, it is and should be used to draw you to God. If you have no reason for it, if you have no way to explain it, it should point you to the power of God in your life. You have witnessed, and can attest to the evident power of God in that event. When those events are recognized as such, they take on special meaning to you. They move you to a deeper level of awe for the power of His Majesty.

This story in Mark is captivating; the story of the super-human demon possessed man; who naked lived in the caves, howling day and night, and cutting himself in his torment. He likely held the town in fear, for he was able to break the chains and shackles that when they were brave enough, they tried to subdue him. He was tormented by a legion of demons, and their motive was to torment him and all that feared him; then Jesus showed up on the seashore that day. From afar, they (he) saw Christ and ran and bowed at His feet and worshiped Him. The demons feared and recognized Him. Mark 5:7 And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.”  They knew the power Christ held over them; they plead for their lives. In seeing the herd of pigs on the hillside, they asked to be allowed to enter the pigs, an escape from Christ as they might have saw it. 12 So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.” 13 And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.  A miracle had happened before many; the demon possessed man had been freed. He now was clothed and sat a Christ’s feet in his right mind.

The witnesses ran to town, and told everyone to come see what they could not explain. This miracle had cost the owners of the herd great money, they were likely upset at their loss. They likely gathered support, and they together asked Christ to leave them. What a sad event that happened that day; they had witnessed the power of God before them, and they asked God to leave them. Do you turn your back on God when you can’t explain the un-explainable? Does it strengthen your faith, or do you turn your back on it? A hardened heart in the face of God’s work is a heart that is far from Him. If He chooses to do his work before you to attest and draw you to him, do not dare turn away. Use that testimony to share your growing faith, to the evident power of God in your life. Christ left the once demon-possessed man behind with that exact command; 19″Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.”