31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 36 And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” 37 And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region. (Luke 4)
They saw Him coming. The demons controlling and contorting the man saw Him coming toward them and they reacted. When all was said and done, this sighting brought a wave of sound that preceded Jesus. People heard about Him, so that when they saw Him they were prepared to listen to Him and see what He could and would do. We often say "seeing is believing", but Paul makes it clear that what leads to salvation is not the seeing as much as the hearing of the Word of God. People need both. They need to hear the Good News of the Gospel, and they need to see Jesus in us. Let's make sure both happen.
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