The Storms Within (Mark 5:1-20)

We like to suppose we control of our lives, but if you’ve ever found yourself outdoors in a storm, you realize just how small and helpless we really are—completely at the mercy of a storm so much bigger and more powerful than anything we can handle. This story is also about a storm, but it’s a storm raging inside of a person. This man in Mark 5 lived among the tombs, possessed by demons. We don’t know how and why he became possessed, but it was clear he was not himself, not in control. Jesus walked toward the man and casts out the demons. The bad news is that we too suffer from the storms within—storms that are much bigger than we can handle on our own. The good news, is that Jesus moved towards this man and set him free. He also moves toward us. We will pass through storms, but God promises to be with us even in the storm. And because God is with us, we will not drown, not be consumed, and not be overwhelmed.