The dark cloud hovered low, refusing to budge.
With one short announcement—“I don’t love you anymore”—John’s world crashed.
A twenty-year relationship dissolved before his eyes, and he was powerless to
change it. Not long after his wife left him and his two children, his daughter
graduated high school and left for college. Two years later, his son decided he
wanted to live with his mom. John found himself all alone in the world.
John survived by going to work and picking up an old addiction. His
doctor prescribed pills for depression. Close friends and family members tried
to help him, but he couldn’t see his way out from under the dark cloud. Some of
his “so-called” friends abandoned him. Never called. Never texted. Perhaps they
thought John’s problems would soil their reputation. Maybe they just didn’t
have time to listen.
Although some tried to help John through his life tragedy, none could.
John found himself in the same predicament as Legion did. Jesus encountered
this demon-possessed man in the region of the Gerasenes. He lived among the
tombs. People had tried to help him by restraining him, but nothing worked. The
demons inside of him snapped the chains as if they didn’t exist. He lived among
the tombs and self-inflicted harm on himself.
No one could help Legion … but Jesus. And He did. He sent the demons
into a herd of pigs, and then told Legion to go home and tell his family what
God had done for him.
Life can deliver some horrendous blows, as John and Legion discovered.
Others can offer limited help … if they will … but only God can completely
solve our dilemmas. God always cares about what we’re going through. After all,
He either brought the situation or filtered it through His hands.
When we experience our dark moments, God lingers nearby through the
presence of His Spirit. He knows what we need, when we need it, and in what
form. Just as Jesus had the power to deliver Legion from his sad state, so God
has the power to deliver us. He walks with us through our dark valleys and
storms, and, at just the right moment, will deliver us.
When no one else can help you, remember God always can … and waits for
you to ask Him to.
Prayer: Father, when no one else can help us, remind us You can … and
want to.
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