I read this today and I felt a need to share because it shows that no matter your struggle, if deep within you have a desire to follow His Will and be an example to others of His wonder He can heal all your ills.
Luke links Mary with Joanna and Susanna and “many others” as those
healed of evil spirits and infirmities by Jesus. As Mary is referred to
as having “seven demons” her condition must have been worse than the
rest. But the moment Jesus' compassionate eyes saw the wild-eyed and
cringing woman of Magdala, He saw in her the ministering angel who would
be a blessing to His own heart and to others. In His authoritative
voice He commanded the tormenting demons to come out—and stay out—of
her. “Back! back! to your native hell, ye foul spirits of the pit,” and
the miracle happened. Her deranged and nerve-racked mind became as
tranquil as the troubled lake Jesus calmed. Sanity returned, the rosy
tint was restored to her cheeks, and she was made whole. Now, “clothed
and in her right mind,” she was ready to become one of the most devoted
woman disciples of Him to whom she owed so much. That she was deeply
grateful for physical and mental healing is shown by what she endeavored
to do for her Deliverer and His cause. Saved from the terrible power of
hell, she gave of her best to Him who had fully emancipated her from
demonic possession. When Christ saved her, He liberated the highest
virtues of sacrifice, fortitude and courage.
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