God's Grace
They found the man ... sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind ... — Luke 8:35

Picture the man sitting at Jesus' feet. He once stormed around the cemetery naked. Now he is calm. Jesus restores a demon-posessed man (See Luke 8:26-39). Jesus has brought God's restoring favor to him and, as a sign of that favor, Jesus has also clothed him!

Long ago God brought his restoring favor to two other people, and he clothed them too-Adam and Eve. They trusted the lies of the serpent instead of obeying the instructions of God. One result of their rebellion was that their nakedness, once a sign of innocence, became an embarrassment. But after God promised a future healing through the offspring of the woman (see Genesis 3:15), he clothed them.
It was a sign of his loving favor for two undeserving rebels.

In today's reading we see God, in Jesus, clothing someone again - someone who experienced and ex-pressed some of the ugliest effects of the fall into sin.

The owners of the pigs that were destroyed by the man's demons weren't very happy about their loss, but they couldn't mistake Jesus' healing touch. "When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,..." (see Luke 8:34-35).

They saw the man sitting at Jesus' feet, calm and clothed. As you put your fresh clothes on today;let them remind you of what God does for rebels. He loves and restores us. Ultimately grace is the garment we wear that allows us to stand clothed and restored in God's presence (see Zechariah 3).

READ
Genesis 20-22 | Continued Reading
Zechariah 3 | Continued Reading
Isaiah 54:17 | "No weapon that is formed against you will succeed;"

WORSHIP
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PRAYER
We praise you, O God, for your restoring favor for all of us who suffer the effects of sin. Clothe us daily too in your grace. Let us express loudly to all what you have done for us! Thank you for restoration and recovery! In Jesus name, Amen!

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Prayer Requests & Testimonies
Our prayer for you over the next thirty days is that your passion for God and His Word will be ignited, and that you will develop a hunger for His presence that is greater than ever before! We pray you make a spiritual investment and seek clarity in the areas of spiritual, personal, family and community. Don’t ever settle for anything less than a life full of passion and spiritual zeal for God. Keep the fire for God burning in your heart and do whatever it takes to feed your spiritual hunger for God.

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