And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region. And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, "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." And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.
Mark 5:16-20
Is God calling you to go somewhere? When this man was healed of his demon-possession, his first reaction was to worship Jesus and to physically follow Him wherever He went. But Jesus had better plans for this man than for him to follow Jesus back to Jerusalem and to travel with His disciples. Jesus sent him back to the ten city regions where he came from, to proclaim the Good News to his home town. The man who was once homeless, destitute, and "good for nothing" became an evangelist! You see, there's hope when you simply accept Jesus' offer to follow Him.
And maybe Jesus is talking to you, calling you to go somewhere to do His work, but you've been unwilling to listen to His voice. Maybe, if you listen closely enough, He's asking you to get up out of your office chair and talk to your boss or your co-worker about the amazing things God has done in your life. Or maybe God is asking you to start a Bible study in your home, or to get more involved in the things of the Lord in your church. Or just maybe He's calling you to move to a place where you can preach the Gospel to the lost in a foreign country. Whatever the Lord is calling you to do, do it! Whatever the specifics, God has called each of us to go -- to reach out to people with what God has done for us, and share the message of Hope with them.
My prayer for us today is that our hearts would be soft towards Jesus Christ and His voice, and that we would all simply ask Him, "What can I do to further what You have done for me?"
