Everything is Possible

A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not." "O unbelieving generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me." 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!" When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again." The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer."

Mark 9:17-29

Do you believe? Jesus tells us here that “everything is possible” for him who believes! Jesus healed this boy through the power of prayer – have you prayed about whatever situation or circumstance that you are facing today? Have you prayed with a believing heart, trusting that your Father in heaven who loves you more than ever will respond to your situation? Listen, God is waiting to work a miracle in your life today; he is waiting for you to ask Him with a believing heart for His help. The miracle may be that He changes your circumstances, or, the miracle may be that He changes your heart in order that you will be able to reflect His love in the midst of whatever trial that you are facing today. Either way, one thing is for sure and that is that He will do something and all you have to do is ask and believe.

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