Luke 8:26-39: He is Lord.

In this story we are confronted with:

A dire need (27, 29b,30). The man was a desperate case. He lived an abnormal life – a deathly existence, you might say. His behaviour was strange to say the very least. He was a wild man, and he had been this way ‘For a long time’ (27). His name was ‘Legion’ (30). This has resonance with the Roman army. The poor man was enemy occupied territory. The land that was his life was under the sway of a foreign army.
The Divine Master (28,29a). Jesus had previously been caught in a storm; now He encountered a raging human storm. As was the case with the other, He supernaturally calmed this one with a command. Jesus Christ is Lord and every now will eventually bow to Him and every tongue confess His Lordship. He kicked out the oppressing forces, and came to the throne in this once desolate ‘land’, bringing sanity, peace and wholeness. What is impossible with men will never be impossible to Christ.We are again faced with the identity of Jesus in (39). Jesus told the rescued man to go home and tell how much God had done for him. He returned and told how much Jesus had done for him. I believe Luke wants us to read between the lines here and make the inference as to who Jesus is.
Dramatic deliverance (35). There was such a change in the man. It was death to life and darkness to light.
In addition, here are a couple of important points to note:

a.) The extraordinary power of prayer. Twice in this story you see examples of ‘persons’ getting specifically what they asked for (31, 37). In the first case it was demonic beings; in the second case it was human beings ( Take note and beware: it is within our power to reject Jesus; to refuse Him and send Him away.) But although prayer is powerful, we don’t always get what we ask (38,39). The delivered man’s prayer was earnest, but the Lord had a better plan for him than he had for himself. Sometimes Jesus gives precisely what we ask. Often He gives better than what we ask. He gives what we would have requested if we had perfect wisdom. His will is always best. Someone said that God at times answers later in order to answer better. I believe it is also true that He frequently answers differently in order to answer better.

b.) For some people, when they get a glimpse of who Christ is and what He can do they push Him away. They are more frightened by Him than attracted to Him. They perceive Him as a threat to their lives and livelihoods, and think it best that there should be distance between Him and them. Don’t be surprised to see it happen.