“So they brought him. When the spirit
saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the
ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
Jesus asked the
boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”
“From childhood,” he answered. “It
has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do
anything, take pity on us and help us.”
“‘If you can’?” said
Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.”
Immediately the
boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help
me overcome my unbelief!”
Mark 9:20-24
Let’s say we ask God to increase our faith this
week, shall we?
This blog is written primarily to
those who know Christ and desire to grow in their walk with Him.
Having said that, let me ask you a
question? What story, in all of scripture, of God’s demonstrated power is the
hardest for you to wrap your head around?
Maybe it’s the finger writing on the
wall recorded in Daniel.
Perhaps you are just blown away by
the coin retrieved from a fish’s mouth, used to pay a tax.
I’m not saying you don’t believe
every word in the Word it’s just that maybe you have a story from scripture that
contains the “wow” factor for you personally.
I think we probably all do.
Do we all experience the thought that
that was then and this is now?
God worked the way He did then because
He had to.
He didn’t have the technology then
that man has gifted to Him now at His disposal.
Pretty flimsy excuse isn’t it?
Why do we put artificial limits on
God?
Maybe we’re just too ‘sophisticated’
to believe a man could literally be swallowed by a big fish!
If we are, God help our ‘sophistication’
(which could be spelled u-n-b-e-l-i-e-f)!
I told you that this blog was written
for Christ followers – and it is – but even as His disciples we sometimes
struggle with God working in our lives today as He did in the way we read in
scripture.
Like the boys’ father in today’s
scripture we declare:
“I do believe, help me overcome my
unbelief!”
May that be both your prayer and your
expectation as we explore this topic more closely over the next several days.
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