“What
Do You Mean If I Can?”
Jesus
Asked.
“Anything
Is Possible If A Person Believes.”
Scripture
Mark
9
17 One
of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my
son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that
won’t let him talk.
18 And
whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the
ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes
rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but
they couldn’t do it.”
19 Jesus
said to them, “You faithless people! How long must I be with you?
How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
20 So
they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw
the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground,
writhing and foaming at the mouth.
He replied, “Since
he was a little boy. 22 The spirit often throws him
into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and
help us, if you can.”
25 When
Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the
evil spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy
unable to hear and speak,” he said. “I command you to
come out of this child and never enter him again!”
Mark
10
27 Jesus
looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is
impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”
Observation
I
love these two chapters in Mark!
If
you are facing tough times and things seem impossible right now then
these two passages are for you.
If
Jesus is Lord of your life then these verses should encourage and
strengthen you. If you have not yet committed or surrendered your
life to Jesus Christ then these verses hopefully will encourage you
to put your faith and your trust in Him.
In
Mark 9 we see a desperate father turning to Jesus, begging Jesus to
heal his son, and at the same time we find the father also admitting
to Jesus that he was having a hard time believing that Jesus could
heal his son.
Jesus
showed this man that He could trust Him. Jesus showed this man that
He had the power to heal. And this story, found in Mark 9, is for you
and me.
Lord,
help us overcome our unbelief!
Application
I
will trust Jesus with all of the “impossibles” in my life!
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for my friend Zane Edwards who has been injured in an
accident. I pray for healing. Show him that he can trust in You.
Thank You for doing the impossible in my life over and over and over
again. You are a mighty God. Nothing is impossible for You!
I
thank you for my wife Kathy. Thank You for allowing us to celebrate
49 years of marriage today! You picked out the best woman in the
world to be my wife. You knew that I was going to need the very best
to keep me on track! Bless her in a special way today!
Daily
Bible Reading: Psalms 121; Mark 9,10
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