HEAD UNDER SIEGE?

Memorise: "But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head" (Psalm 3:3)

Read: Mark 5:1-5

When God is in control of your life, it will be evidenced by the fruit of the Spirit and tremendous peace in storms. When self is in charge, it will show through the works of the flesh (Gal 5:19-21). Moreover, there is another government - that of Satan. When the devil rules the life of an individual, there would be confusion. 1 Corinthians 14:33 says God has nothing to do with confusion. When the devil takes over the head of a man, everything will be upside down. Instead of wearing clothes, he will walk about naked. Instead of wearing decent clothes, he will put on rags. The one who finds it uncomfortable wearing decent clothes capable of covering his or her nakedness surely has gone nuts. Such a fellow cannot put on trousers until it has been torn in shreds or is adorned with dirt.


Today's passage talks of such a man. After Satan took control of his head, he left his bed for the graveyard. He abandoned decent clothes for rags. If one wears clothes that expose what should be covered, it is an evidence that such a fellow is losing his or her mind to Satan. This Gadarene demoniac began to inflict wounds on himself. He was crying out of pain yet couldn't stop himself. When people engage in things that could destroy them, it means their heads are besieged. The warning that cigarette smoking is injurious to health is not enough to stop the smoker from indulging in the act because the head has been taken over by demons. Anyone who uses mind-bending substances such as indian hemp, cocaine, alcohol, cigarette or powerful capsules is living in a spiritual graveyard. Besides, this man was violent. He could not be controlled. He rebelled against reason. He was wild. Are you controllable? If you find it difficult to submit to authority or comply with simple rules, examine yourself. The state of the head is revealed by the conduct of the body. No matter how refined an individual is, if something is wrong with the head, it will show. What is the state of your head? Is it well with your head?

When a madman is well dressed, clean-shaven and quietly seated, nobody will take him for who he is; but when a sane man dresses in rags, everyone will say his madness has just begun.