Leave us alone!!!

And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. (Matthew 8:28-34 ESV) Jesus has made a special trip across the Sea of Galilee. There are a few reasons for the trip: 1) to get some rest from the press of the crowds following Him and asking for miracles. 2) to test and see who really is willing to follow him anywhere. 3) to take the good news to a very spiritually dark area. When he arrives he receives the same response from two groups. First, the demons, who recognize Him, beg Him to not give them the final judgment now; to leave them alone and let them wallow with the pigs. That is the response we would expect from demons. But Jesus gets a similar response from the people. When they come out to see what has happened, their focus is not on the two changed lives, but on the 2000 dead pigs. They then tell Jesus: "Leave us alone!" Where is our focus? Is there some way I am telling Jesus today: "Leave me alone!"