Luke 8:34-37
34 When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. 36 They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was healed. 37 Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned.
Jesus showed all created creatures, including demons taking over people, had to bow to His ultimate authority. When this man was set free, people told everyone and were so afraid of God and His work in front of them that they asked Him to leave - not to stay or to bow or Jesus, but to go away so they would not feel their sin in His glory. Jesus left, for He does not force Himself on us, but leaves us to ourselves (a bad choice for us, John 3:17-20).
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