August 25, 2019
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Mark 9:23, 24 , Jesus said to him, “If you can believe all things are possible to him who believes. Immediately the father of the lad, cried out with tears, Lord I believe help my unbelief.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that the power of faith is the consequence of the power of God. We have the Lord telling that faith is omnipotent. With God al things are possible. Faith is nothing in itself. But it is that which attaches us to God and then His power flows into us. By faith divinity flows into humanity. And we have a share even in the divine omnipotence.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, From the above context we see that a father came up to Jesus and cried out to Him about his son, who was both deaf, dumb and often throws himself down and he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. The man was in tears crying out to Jesus. Two thousand years ago Jesus went about doing good. Having heard about the miracles that Jesus had done for the people, he came with his son to Jesus. The man expected something good might happen for his son. So Jesus said, “Bring him to Me”. So they brought him to Jesus. When he saw Him immediately the spirit convulsed him and fell on the ground and wallowed foaming at the mouth. Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him? And the father said, “From childhood he had been caught up by an evil spirit.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, therefore Jesus took pity on the young lad and, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, to it, “Dumb and deaf spirit, I command you come out of him and do not, enter into him anymore.” Then the spirit, cried out, convulsed him greatly and came out of him .And he became as one dead.” Looking at him the people said, “He is dead.”But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up and he arose. He handed the young lad to his father, and sent him home happily.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Even today some of you, who are reading this message is filled with tears regarding your children. May be your children have been born with some defect and therefore you are burdened. You say, why is my child alone suffering from breathing problem, or why is my child born with poor eyesight. Or why is my child suffering from allergy? Seeing your tears and the affliction of your child the Lord has opened a spring of fountain to satisfy their needs. A touch of healing flows through the spring to heal your children. When God heard Hagar and her son crying in the wilderness, He took pity on them. God provided a spring of water and quenched the thirst of her son. God will thus satisfy your needs too.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Teach us to have faith in God. Help us to seek God’s face in times of difficulties to cry out to Him and receive His mercy. Have pity on us O Lord. May we believe that all things are possible with God. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
