Luke 8:36 “They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was healed.”
The event had a profound effect on the eyewitnesses. They would never forget what they had seen. Though superstition was strong, the experience they had on this day would forever stick out in their minds and hearts. Even if it did not bring them to a place of belief, they would never be able to escape the amazing power of the person of Jesus Christ.
Notice the word ‘healed’ at the end of this verse. It is the biblical word for salvation. It has two aspects. The man was first of all saved from the kingdom of darkness and brought into the kingdom of glorious light. He was delivered from his sin and given life in Christ. But secondly he was healed, or made whole. This is important because it shows that a person completely animated by the energies of evil is handicapped. They are incomplete and imbalanced. This flies in the face of all that satanic or new age thinking would claim, but it is true.
Heavenly Father, thank You for making me whole! Without You I would always be incomplete. You make me the best me I can be. Only in You may I exist, and only by Your great grace, love and power can I live for all eternity. I am in You, and would have it no other way. I love You Father! Thank You for life in Christ! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.