![]() |
-> Will you help us Open a World of Opportunity? |
| Home > Articles > Making Life Work for Your Family > "Sausage Over Souls" |
Sausage Over Souls
by Paul Faulkner
I was reading in the Bible the other day in Mark 5 about that phenomenal miracle of the madman from the land of the Gerasenes. This man was bound by demons for so many years, scaring people, living in graveyards, tormented. But he was set free by Jesus Christ. Now, here he sits in a stable frame of mind, serene, listening to the Lord. “Amazing!” the people of the neighborhood say. That is, until they realize that this miracle in his life has cost them their pigs!
They valued their sausage more than their souls. It’s sad to think that folk's values can be so earthly. Sausage over souls? A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, but they were frightened when they saw the man who had been demon possessed, for he was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane. Those who had seen what happened to the man and to the pigs told everyone about it, and the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone. (Mark 5:15-17 NLT 1st Ed.)
Title: "Sausage Over Souls" Author: Paul Faulkner Publication Date: October 27, 2006 |
Heartlight only exists because of your support! Click above to visit a sponsor, or donate to join us in our ministry.
Find More Books & Music:
|
|
|
|
|
HEARTLIGHT® Magazine is produced by Heartlight, Inc. HEARTLIGHT is a registered service mark of Heartlight, Inc. PO Box 7044, Abilene, TX, USA 79608-7044. Copyright © 1996-2008. Heartlight is supported by Westover Hills Church, Southern Hills Church, and loving Christians from around the world. Scripture quotations are taken from the Easy-to-Read Version copyright © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center. Used by permission. All rights reserved. |