Two thousand pigs…drowned. Two THOUSAND!
I would be pretty willing to send away the guy who caused that to happen too.

I find that there are more unanswered questions than answered ones regarding this event:

• Where did the demons go after the pigs died?
• Why did Jesus allow such destruction?
• Did the death of the pigs help His cause, or hurt it?
• What was the point of this encounter?

I am reminded of the words of C.S. Lewis in this encounter:
“He’s not a tame lion, but He is good.”

Jesus is rarely predictable, and often controversial and even astounding in His actions…but they served His purpose to spread the news of the kingdom, of that I am certain. I just think I would have done it differently.

I need to keep an eye out for how God wants to work in unexpected ways in my own life and community. I need to be more willing to follow Him if He does something controversial or risky. And I need to remember how valuable one man’s life was to Jesus.