“Jesus commanded, “Then go!” And at once the demons came out of the men and went into the pigs. Then the entire herd of crazed pigs stampeded down the steep slope and fell into the water and drowned.” Matthew 8:32 TPT

Just one simple command
And ALL the demons moved on
They left the men completely
And to the pigs latched on
They could not disobey You Jesus
Could not stand in Your way
Against Your power and authority
They had no say

You chose that time and place
To demonstrate Your kingdom’s power
Show that evil must submit
To You word’s authority
There were no crowds to see it
Just Your disciples standing by
Though the whole village was impacted
When the pigs went mad and died.

You could have used Your power
To confront kings and rulers
To take on the Roman army
Free Israel from occupation
But instead You chose
To aid two powerless men
To bring freedom to two nobodies
That lived in a graveyard

It is the hallmark of Your Kingdom
That Your power was for all
To free us all from sin’s oppression
No matter where we’re from
With Your love and power
You served the homeless and oppressed
The blind and disabled
The abandoned and rejected

When I am confronted
By fear and the demonic
Attempting to take over
To take control of me
I will rest in Your Presence Lord
Rest in the power
Of Your Kingdom in me
For You are my strong tower

When I am confronted
By the works of the enemy
See people bound in evil
Living lives of torment
Empower me to love them
Like You loved these two men
And use Your Kingdom power
To bring them release and peace

“But Jesus reprimanded them. “Why are you gripped with fear? Where is your faith?” Then he stood up and rebuked the storm and said, “Be still!” And instantly it became perfectly calm.” Matthew 8:26 TPT

The storm seemed to be threatening
The very life of the disciples
No doubt they knew of storm histories
That ended in people drowning
And while Jesus slept peacefully
They began fear entertaining

All our storms and troubles
Are silenced, Jesus, in your Presence
For Your authority and power
Is all we need to overcome them

Though they had seen many miracles
Seen Your authority in action
In fear the disciples cried out to You
To wake up and save them
Fear had gripped their hearts and minds
Though perfect peace was right beside them

All our storms and troubles
Are silenced, Jesus, in your Presence
For Your authority and power
Is all we need to overcome them

Jesus challenged His disciples
To remember what they’d seen
Many miracles and healings
That happened at his command
How then this lack of faith
When their well-being is challenged?

All our storms and troubles
Are silenced, Jesus, in your Presence
For Your authority and power
Is all we need to overcome them

Despite their lack of faith
Though they’d responded in fear
Jesus chose to calm the storm
With one command to the air
Demonstrating His authority
Was all they needed there

All our storms and troubles
Are silenced, Jesus, in your Presence
For Your authority and power
Is all we need to overcome them

Even though their faith failed them
Yet Jesus was still loving
He still cared for their well-being
And wanted them to know Him
So he pointed out their problem
And gave them the solution

All our storms and troubles
Are silenced, Jesus, in your Presence
For Your authority and power
Is all we need to overcome them
We see Your kindness Lord
When we are in trouble
When our fears overcome us
And faith in you is a struggle
For you are always beside us
And your words are powerful

All our storms and troubles
Are silenced, Jesus, in your Presence
For Your authority and power
Is all we need to overcome them

“In doing this, Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: He put upon himself our weaknesses, and he carried away our diseases and made us well.” Matthew 8:17 TPT

Isaiah spoke about You Lord
Spoke about Your coming
Described Your crucifixion
And the reason for it happening
Sin had gripped our hearts
Taken us astray
Made us weak and ill
Open to daemonic pray

But You took our sin, our weaknesses
Into Your death on the cross
Carried away our illnesses
And by Your stripes we are healed

Isaiah called You servant
One who came to save the lost
And the price for sin and sickness
You would pay for on the cross
You came to restore
God’s image in us
To give us His perfection
Through Your resurrection

So You took our sin, our weaknesses
Into Your death on the cross
Carried away our illnesses
And by Your stripes we are healed

You could not take just our sin
And simply leave us broken
With hearts and minds and bodies
Damaged by sins burden
For that would not be loving
Would not justify Your suffering
Your love would seek to make us whole
To complete our healing

So You took our sin, our weaknesses
Into Your death on the cross
Carried away our illnesses
And by Your stripes we are healed

Your power to achieve this
Our salvation from all sin
And our complete healing
Making us whole again
You displayed daily
Wherever You went
To demonstrate Your kingdom
Was heaven sent

So You took our sin, our weaknesses
Into Your death on the cross
Carried away our illnesses
And by Your stripes we are healed

I come to You daily Lord
To experience Your salvation
To know the freedom from sin
You so dearly paid for
And to be healed, made whole
By the stripes that You bore
To live as God‘s kingdom child
And give You all the glory

For You took our sin, our weaknesses
Into Your death on the cross
Carried away our illnesses
And by Your stripes we are healed

I seek to live You Lord
So others experience Your salvation
Know the freedom from sin
You so dearly paid for
So they can be healed, made whole
By the stripes that You bore
And live as God‘s children
To bring You all the glory

For You took our sin, our weaknesses
Into Your death on the cross
Carried away our illnesses
And by Your stripes we are healed

“That evening the people brought to him many who were demonized. And by Jesus only speaking a word of healing over them, they were totally set free from their torment, and everyone who was sick received their healing!” Matthew 8:16 TPT

That very evening
Peter‘s mother-in-law‘s house
Became a place of healing
Not just for her but for others
No doubt her neighbors had heard
How she was quickly healed
And that Jesus was present
For the evening meal

Jesus the testimony of your works
Inspires faith and hope in us
Encourages us to seek your Presence
To hear Your healing word

So into her house
Came the demonized and ill
Seeking Jesus for healing
For they wanted to be well
No one was turned away
Or left outside
Jesus healed them all
With just a single word

Jesus the testimony of your works
Inspires faith and hope in us
Encourages us to seek your Presence
To hear Your healing word

No doubt in the crowd that night
Sinners were healed too
Released from their torment
By a single word
Evidence in action
Of God’s forgiving, loving heart
And His desire that they know Jesus
As their saving Lord

Jesus the testimony of your works
Inspires faith and hope in us
Encourages us to seek your Presence
To hear Your healing word

Lord I come to you today
Through faith in this testimony
Seeking your healing
For I want to be made well
You will not turn me away
Or judge me for my sin
But reach out to love me
With a healing word

Jesus the testimony of your works
Inspires faith and hope in us
Encourages us to seek your Presence
To hear Your healing word

Lord I come to you today
Through faith in this testimony
Seeking your healing
For others to be healed through me
You do not turn them away
Or judge them for their sin
But reach out through me to love me
With a healing word

Jesus the testimony of your works
Inspires faith and hope in us
Encourages us to seek your Presence
To hear Your healing word

Every day and evening
Let my house be
A place to come for healing
No matter who it is in need
May my neighbors hear
How You quickly heal
And that You Jesus are present
Your salvation to reveal

Jesus the testimony of your works
Inspires faith and hope in us
Encourages us to seek your Presence
To hear Your healing word