Mark 5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when he came out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.
We are going to examine, and study three exhibits, And, we will ask the same question after each one, so as to pave the way for a thorough understanding of what is at stake for the inhabitants of this earth, including the remnant people of God, for we also may be affected in some ways, some more some less. The reason why it is important for us to understand what is going on is because in our day many spiritual maladies and conditions tend to be treated with conventional medicines.
And, wherever this is the case, only the symptoms can be addressed, for if the root problem is spiritual, the remedy also has to include the spiritual, for it to have long term success. The medical term for some of the man’s actions in exhibit A is (Non suicidal self-injury, or NSSI). When a person is cutting themselves continuously, or if it is the case that bodily harm and mutilation is being done to oneself, that person is in dire need of prayer and deliverance.
Antidepressant drugs may address some symptoms, but it is a mind problem, a spiritual problem that is being manifested, and as such, the interventions or mitigations must of necessity include prayer. There are some conditions of the mind that only Jesus can fix, and thus, He must be our go to Source whenever deep problems of the mind continuously plague the person in question. We are hard pressed to believe that the unfortunate condition of these men came about by accident, or by chance.
Mark 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains. 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!