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Can I get a witness?

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Often, like in current times, it is difficult to figure out how God works , like in the Gospel account of Jesus casting out demons into pigs and then the people of the area being afraid of him and asking him to leave (Luke 8:26-39). There is a whole lot in that story but see what happens. "Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left. The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,  “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him." Did you see it? The people asked Jesus to leave and so he did. Actually, so did his disciples. What does Jesus do? He leaves but when the man who was healed wants to go away with him Jesus says no. Jesus left a witness, the best one possible, the one who had experienced the miracle in himself, not just seen i...