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Have Mercy On Us And Help Us,
If You Can.
What Do You Mean; “If I Can?” Jesus Asked. “Anything Is Possible If A Person Believes.
Scripture
Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.”
23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
Observation
Sometimes
if you and I are honest our prayers are just like this man’s plea to Jesus. We
pray but we don’t really pray believing that God is going to change the
situation we are in. We pray an “If You can” kind of prayer!
We
are talking to Creator God! How dare us pray an “If You can” kind of prayer.
For
the father in this story the situation with his demon possessed son was totally
impossible. He was completely helpless. None of Jesus’ disciples had been able
to help this man and his son.
Everyday
that I wake up and open my eyes I am walking proof of the power of prayer. So
many of you prayed for me. I had nothing to do with it. I was completely
unaware of all the prayers being prayed for me during my time in the hospital
when my life kept coming and going and I was barely alive.
As
my lung doctor told me when Kathy and I went to visit him in his office,
shaking his head he said, “You should not be here. You should not have
survived. … You are a miracle.” He just
stared at me … it made us smile!
One
day God is going to take me home. None of us live forever. He has allowed me to
live here on earth for a little while longer, but this is not my home. If you
are a Christ follower this is not your home either! He loves me too much to
keep me down here on planet earth forever! How about you? Are you scared to
die?
Maybe
you are going through something right now that seems impossible. If you are let
me suggest that You talk to Your Heavenly Father about it. Let me suggest that
you boldly go to His throne of grace and ask Him for help!
Application
I
will continue to boldly go to the throne of my gracious God. Where I will
receive His mercy, and I will find grace to help me when I need it most. How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You know who I am praying for this morning. I am praying with
confidence. I am boldly coming to Your throne because You are a God of grace. I
know that I will receive mercy, and I know that I will find grace to help me
when I need it most. Some of those I am praying for are sick. Some are battling
cancer, some have upcoming heart surgeries, and others are struggling with
emotional issues. Show Yourself powerful in their lives this week. Show them
that they can count on You as they go through these difficult times. You are
Creator God. Nothing is too hard for You. I pray for those in my life that need
salvation that need to turn the direction of their lives from sin and self and
turn to You. I am not going to give up praying for them until they are saved
and they are living for You.
Daily Bible Reading: Psalms 121; Mark 9,10
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