Jesus could of allowed this man to follow Him, but Jesus also knew the greatest impact of his healing & testimony would be among the people who knew him the best. That’s because this man had been exiled due to his violent & self-destructive behaviors…left to live among the tombs as a mentally ill outcast. So you can only imagine how shocked & amazed the townspeople were when they saw him in his right mind and listened to his testimony of what this man called Jesus had done for him. There was no denying that this was the very creepy man living in the cemetery…and now here he stood, publicly proclaiming he had been totally healed by Jesus. Many of us often dream of a national or international ministry…when God instead is telling us to “Go home and tell.” Sure, that man might of won a few souls if he had accompanied Jesus…but just think of the impression & influence he made on his friends, family, and neighbors who knew him before he met Jesus that day.
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