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8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 8:39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
LUKE 8:38-39
A MAN IN OUR CHURCH HAS A HABIT OF TELLING A STORY ABOUT HOW HE GOT THE COURAGE TO GAIN PERMISSION FROM HIS GIRLFRIEND'S FATHER TO MARRY THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE.
AS HE TELLS THE STORY, THIS MAN LIGHTS UP LIKE THE FOURTH OF JULY. THEN AS SOON AS THAT STORY IS OVER HE GOES RIGHT INTO THE STORY OF HOW HE AND HIS WIFE GOT MARRIED. HE GOES INTO DETAIL OF THE WEATHER , THE MUSIC, THE OFFICIATOR, AND THEN HE TELLS OF A NEIGHBORHOOD DOG THAT WANDERED INOT THE BUILDING AND SPOKE HIS OBJECTION TO THEM GETTING MARRIED AT THE EXACT MOMENT THAT THE OFFICIATOR ASKED OF IT.
WHEN WE HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER, AND I SEE HIM TALKING TO THIS MAN, I CHUCKLE BECAUSE I KNOW HE IS GOING TO HEAR TWO STORIES AUTOMATICALLY. I CAN SAY THAT IT IS SO REAL TO THIS MAN THAT HE CAN'T HELP BUT SPEAK WHAT IS ON HIS HEART. HE TELLS EVERYONE AND EVERWHERE OF HIS WIFE. HE LOVES HIS WIFE WITH A PASSION AND WANTS THEM TO KNOW HER TOO- HOW THEY MET, HOW THEY WERE ENGAGED, AND HOW THEY WERE MARRIED.
I WISH I WAS THAT EXCITED, I WISH YOU WERE THAT EXCITED, I WISH EVERY CHILD OF GOD WERE THAT EXCITED TO TELL EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, EVERYTHING ABOUT HOW WE MET THE LORD AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US.
LUKE 8:38-39 SAYS, "NOW THE MAN OUT OF WHOM THE DEVILS WERE DEPARTED BESOUGHT HIM THAT HE MIGHT BE WITH HIM:BUT JESUS SENT HIM AWAY, SAYING, RETURN TO THINE OWN HOUSE, AND SHEW HOW GREAT THINGS GOD HATH DONE UNTO THEE. AND HE WENT HIS WAY, AND PUBLISHED THROUGH-OUT THE WHOLE CITY HOW GREAT THINGS JESUS HAD DONE UNTO HIM."
BY PASTOR TIM DELELLO, VICTORY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH, PORTER CORNERS, NY. |
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