Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Mark 9:23-24
With God all things are possible; those were the encouraging words given to me as I concluded a conversation with someone who needed to hear the very words that she herself spoke. Some of our circumstances and situations will bring us to tears and cause us to cry out in desperation. “All things are possible" is not necessarily a truism according to the world's standard, but it is a truth given by the Lord Himself in this passage. This is a truth that we can take stock in and hold on to without doubt.
Jesus said all things are possible to him that believes. "If" we could just believe, with if being the operative word in that statement. This little word if, is a conjunction used to indicate the circumstances that would have to exist in order for an event to happen. I’ll let you marinate in that for a moment. This tells me that we must first believe and then God will show us that through Him not only is it possible, but that He can do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think. He is faithful to answer our pleas and perfect that which concerns us (Ps 138:8). Just think of the possibility of things for a moment... it is not a question as to whether or not Jesus can do it, but, do we actually have enough faith to believe that He's able to do what we've asked of Him.
This father must have had some belief, some faith, even if it was the size of a mustard seed in order to bring his son to Jesus that day and because he had probably exhausted all other possibilities. Nonetheless, he made his way to where Jesus was, hoping that his son could be delivered from this sickness. Imagine his excitement when Jesus told him, “if you can just believe, then it's possible.” He said "Lord, I believe; but help thou my unbelief." He acknowledges and asked Jesus to help whatever he lacked. Now, imagine his faith level going from 0 to 60 in a matter of seconds. The small measure of faith and hope he had, has now increased, strengthened, and definitely reinforced after Jesus charged the spirit to come out of his son and then raised him up!
I think about all the things that we bring before the Lord, all the things we are in need of; all the things that we have cried out to the Lord for on behalf of our families, our children, our friends, our churches, our leaders, our workplace, our coworkers, our finances, and even for ourselves. We cry out for help, we cry out for deliverance, we cry out for healing, we cry out for strongholds to be pulled down, and we will cry out for the concerns of our heart. All the things that make us weep and make us cry out loud, "Lord I believe, but help my unbelief." This is not to say that we don’t have the faith to believe however, sometimes it’s hard to see the calm when you are in the midst of the storm, the boat rocks, we get tossed and our faith gets shaken. So we cry out, Lord, help my faith, help me to believe, help me to stand on the requests that I have brought before you; help me to trust as I stand on your Word and your promises.
Today, I am excited about the possibility of things, not only for right now, but for those things to come; the things I know, I believe and expect to come to fulfillment and completion. I'm excited about what the Lord is doing according to what we have brought before him. He said to make your requests known; ask and it shall be given; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened. If you can believe, then it shall be done. If we say that we are going to believe God, then let's believe God and not doubt. We must put our trust, our confidence and our faith in him; for without these, it is impossible to get the blessings!
With a quiet and still voice, I can hear the Lord saying, "I have heard your prayers and I have seen your tears, if you would only just believe that all things are possible through Me."
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
With God all things are possible; those were the encouraging words given to me as I concluded a conversation with someone who needed to hear the very words that she herself spoke. Some of our circumstances and situations will bring us to tears and cause us to cry out in desperation. “All things are possible" is not necessarily a truism according to the world's standard, but it is a truth given by the Lord Himself in this passage. This is a truth that we can take stock in and hold on to without doubt.
Jesus said all things are possible to him that believes. "If" we could just believe, with if being the operative word in that statement. This little word if, is a conjunction used to indicate the circumstances that would have to exist in order for an event to happen. I’ll let you marinate in that for a moment. This tells me that we must first believe and then God will show us that through Him not only is it possible, but that He can do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think. He is faithful to answer our pleas and perfect that which concerns us (Ps 138:8). Just think of the possibility of things for a moment... it is not a question as to whether or not Jesus can do it, but, do we actually have enough faith to believe that He's able to do what we've asked of Him.
This father must have had some belief, some faith, even if it was the size of a mustard seed in order to bring his son to Jesus that day and because he had probably exhausted all other possibilities. Nonetheless, he made his way to where Jesus was, hoping that his son could be delivered from this sickness. Imagine his excitement when Jesus told him, “if you can just believe, then it's possible.” He said "Lord, I believe; but help thou my unbelief." He acknowledges and asked Jesus to help whatever he lacked. Now, imagine his faith level going from 0 to 60 in a matter of seconds. The small measure of faith and hope he had, has now increased, strengthened, and definitely reinforced after Jesus charged the spirit to come out of his son and then raised him up!
I think about all the things that we bring before the Lord, all the things we are in need of; all the things that we have cried out to the Lord for on behalf of our families, our children, our friends, our churches, our leaders, our workplace, our coworkers, our finances, and even for ourselves. We cry out for help, we cry out for deliverance, we cry out for healing, we cry out for strongholds to be pulled down, and we will cry out for the concerns of our heart. All the things that make us weep and make us cry out loud, "Lord I believe, but help my unbelief." This is not to say that we don’t have the faith to believe however, sometimes it’s hard to see the calm when you are in the midst of the storm, the boat rocks, we get tossed and our faith gets shaken. So we cry out, Lord, help my faith, help me to believe, help me to stand on the requests that I have brought before you; help me to trust as I stand on your Word and your promises.
Today, I am excited about the possibility of things, not only for right now, but for those things to come; the things I know, I believe and expect to come to fulfillment and completion. I'm excited about what the Lord is doing according to what we have brought before him. He said to make your requests known; ask and it shall be given; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened. If you can believe, then it shall be done. If we say that we are going to believe God, then let's believe God and not doubt. We must put our trust, our confidence and our faith in him; for without these, it is impossible to get the blessings!
With a quiet and still voice, I can hear the Lord saying, "I have heard your prayers and I have seen your tears, if you would only just believe that all things are possible through Me."
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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