Mark 5:1-9 

Some people doubt the reality of demons and devils. But what sense does it make to doubt the existence of something that is clearly active in our time? Everywhere one looks is nothing but evidence of the existence of the demonic. Some say that the only evil that exists is the corruption in the hearts of men and women. But those that say such things have yet to come to grips with true demonic evil. Still others tell us that it is not reasonable to see demons under every rock and behind every tree, but only God is omniscient and omnipresent. It stands to reason then that the devil, who is not omniscient and omnipresent, would need an army of devils and demons, therefore, necessitating the presence of at least three devils behind every tree and under every rock.

But before we reduce this sermon to consideration of deliverance from demons and devils alone, let me tell you that deliverance is available for any and every form of bondage. It does not matter if the bondage is as a result of demonic possession, poor choices, wrong actions, or circumstances from which one is unable to extricate themselves, Jesus is still able to bring deliverance. It does not matter how long a person has been bound or afflicted. It does not matter how many generations a curse has been allowed to persist. It does not matter how isolated one has become as a result of their bondage, God is still in the delivering business. But as with everything in the economy of God, the blessings and promises of God, available to all who believe, are only activated as one is aligned to receive them.

If one desires deliverance, there is no better place to look for how to get in the right position than Jesus Himself. There are many examples of deliverance in the Bible, but perhaps none better than the account of the healing of a demon possessed man living among the tombs. Though he was not endeavoring to provide us with a formula for receiving deliverance, the actions of Jesus provide it for us nonetheless. Note what this demon-possessed man did when Jesus showed up in his cemetery.

1. The demon-possessed man came to Jesus of his own free will (vs.2). We should come to Jesus know who He is and what He is able to do.

2. The demon-possessed man fell on his knees before Jesus (vs. 6). We should bow before the Lord, which is an act of worship. The demons were speaking through this man, but the actions were his own.

3. The demon-possessed man acknowledged his situation (vs. 9b). We should know the situation we are in and be willing to verbalize it.

4. The now formerly demon-possessed man testified of his deliverance (vs.20). We should not hesitate to tell others what the Lord has done for us as an inducement for them to seek Jesus out as well.

Do we want to be free from the bondage that holds us? Are we so interested in what a non-believing world thinks and says that we are willing to remain bound for one more moment? If Jesus is who He says He is and whom we sing about, talk about, write about and worship, why then are we hesitating to come to the only one that can save us. Jesus went about teaching about the Kingdom of God throughout the region. Wherever He went people brought their sick and demon-possessed and Jesus healed them all. He is the same God today as He was back then. He is able to do for us today the same things that He did back then and can do it even better because He has gone to be with His Father. If we are sick and tired of being sick and tired; if we are fed up with struggling with the demons of our past; if we are weak, weary, wounded and sad because of the obstacles that continually prevent us from becoming all that Jesus desires us to be and created us to be; then, we need to do as this man among the tombs did. Come to Jesus and get into proper alignment. Come to Jesus and position yourself to receive deliverance. Come to Jesus and be free today. Come to Jesus; just come!

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