Contemplative Bible Reading

Mark 5:4 (New Living Translation)

Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

This verse described a demon-possessed man.  The man was possessed by “Legion, because there are many of us inside this man” (verse 9).

Note the capabilities of the human body – snapping chains and smashing shackles. These were probably made of iron. This was super-human strength – NOT. This is an example of human strength. This was a man, a human man. Yes, he was propelled or motivated or something-or-other by demon possession, but it was still a man in a man’s body.

The human body, created by God, is amazing. It is capable of what we call “super-human” achievements. Would it be possible for us to use the ability that God has given to us? Was there a time, e.g., in the Garden of Eden or before the flood, when humans did use the “super-human” abilities God gave us?