They say when the sun sets the party begins! There was good reason for the people to celebrate for Jesus cast demons out of them and healed all their sick bodies! The passage says all the city came out to see him! Why a big crowd at night time? We know that infirmities seem to get worse at night! You cannot sleep! As we learned in India all the people were working during the day so we could only go to them at night! In the night on the mountain in Yercaud India it was not easy! We would travel by motor scooter until the trail was only a foot path up the mountain then with flashlights make our journey to the remote villages! The rich young ruler came to Jesus by night! He was afraid the religious rulers would see him go to Jesus! Likewise in Yercaud the people who lived above us on the mountain would only come at night because the Catholic Priest warned them that since their huts were built on church property they would have to move if they came to us for prayer! Not all Catholic priests were like this for one came to us for prayer in the daytime and then left the church back in the 1980’s and began which became a big evangelistic ministry in India! Many Catholic priests love God and are doing a good work! I am sure that some religious leaders were losing sleep as Jesus delivered people from their sin! Ministry is not easy but the rewards of seeing people delivered by Jesus is the most rewarding thing you will ever do! When the local Pastor would hold his flashlight on my Bible and the candles lit all I could see was the reflection of the light in their eyes! When revelation would come to me by the Holy Spirit and was translated into their language their eyes would brighten up and reflect more light from the candles! No money can buy this kind of joy! When your container is full of joy you have to share it with others! They may come to you in the secrecy of the night but one touch from God and they will tell the whole world! Why not share what God has given you? His love! His power! His resources! His time! His sacrifice for you! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com