Notice, when slowing the Scripture down you will see three requests: the demons were given their desire, the townspeople were given their desire, but the man who had been possessed was not given his.
If you ask Jesus to leave, He will.
The Gospel can be seen in this man’s deliverance. Living among the dead, bound, tormented, and then set free.
He was calmed, clothed, and sent back home to share the mercy.
The townspeople may have been afraid of losing their way of life.
Jesus loved the man more than the pigs.
We too must remember the mercy that God has given us that caused us to be set free from the tombs.
The maniac has become a missionary.
The ten cities around us need to hear our Gospel story.
