I receive a daily email devotional from Pastor Greg Laurie, of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside CA. Today he commented on a passage in which Jesus healed a demon-possessed man. I was intrigued by the point he made regarding the reaction of the people who witnessed these events.

"Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region." - Mark 5:16-17

The following is a quote from his devotional this morning...

"That really sums up the reaction of all humankind to Jesus Christ. You are either saying, "Jesus, I want to be close to you." Or you are saying, "Jesus, go away. I don't want you in my life."

You might protest, "Now wait a second. I admit that I haven't yet made a commitment to Christ. I'm simply saying I haven't decided yet." But if you don't say yes to Jesus, you are essentially telling Him to go away. Jesus said, "He who is not with Me is against Me" (Luke 11:23). Either you have faith and trust in Christ or you have unbelief. There is no other option. (March 2, 2007 -Devotional, ©2007 Harvest Ministries; All Rights Reserved.)"

What do you think? Is it really that simple when it comes to deciding where you stand in relation to Jesus?