When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” Mark 5:6-7
A fragmented personality at the mercy of a thousand different impulses was this man’s dysfunction and isolation, the result of an impure spirit. Along comes a Man with all the authority of Heaven and the demon bows. He knows who he has encountered, while looking for a place to run for, he pleads for his existence.
The demon looks around and the best option he can deduce it to live in a swine’s body and mind. (Add a little sarcasm for emphasis). However, his ending was in sight anyway, as wild animals do not fall under the spell of a demon’s chaos. They did what they do best, they went wild and ran nonstop to their death, thus sending the demon to his final expulsion anyway.
Pigs running into a lake must have given this healed man great assurance that his tormentors were gone forever. When you are overwhelmed with the things of this life, remember who’s boss! It’s not the one who’s minion chose a sty for a forever home.
Love,
Gretchen