
Isn't that exactly opposite of what you'd expect? I'd think they would bring all their sick and needy to Jesus to have him do something for them. Instead, they ask Jesus to leave.
The Bible tells us that fear caused them to do this. Fear of the unknown, fear of change, fear of the supernatural? I think it was fear of what they couldn't explain. This event summoned them to throw away the "box", not just think outside of it.
At first, I shake my head at these people, but then God snaps me to reality. There are things He is calling me to believe, do and pursue that cause me to recoil and hesitate.
Experiencing Jesus is more dangerous to my comfort zones, security and "nice, neat & tidy" life than I realize at times.