Faith |
Mark 9:24 (NKJV) Immediately
the father of the child cried out |
Mark
9:24 is a Bible
verse from the New Testament where the
father of a boy who had an unclean spirit was crying out to Jesus for
help
believing.
Jesus
had just finished saying to the man that all things were possible to
him
who
believes. The father, desperately wanting his
son to be healed, met the
truth
face-to-face in Jesus Christ.
The
truth was that the father had unbelief in his heart, and when he locked
Jesus
in the eyes, that truth
surfaced in Mark 9:24. And when it did, Jesus
did not
rebuke the boy’s father. He rebuked the unclean
spirit.
You
see, it was what was hidden
that was keeping the boy bound. When God
convicts
us of something in our lives that needs to be changed, or given up, He
heals us
so we can live free from the chains that bound us, because He loves us.
But
we have to be willing to “give up our demons” so to speak. We can’t
give them
up unless we’re willing to confess
the truth to ourselves and to God
that they’re
there. We can’t fight something we can’t (or won’t) see.
So
how do we tackle those demons hidden in our hearts if we don’t know
what they
are?
·
Start
with
prayer. If you seek the truth, you will surely find it (John
8:32).
· Read the Bible regularly. The truth will find you through His written Word. (A devotional book or Bible Study is a helpful aid for daily Bible reading.)
·
Make
a decision
in your heart that you believe God and believe the Bible is His Word.
Don’t
worry if your faith
is small. Just like Jesus helped the boy’s father
in Mark
9:24, He will help your unbelief.
Those
chains
that bind us only have power over us when they
are hidden, or
kept in the
dark. We know what our secrets are, those things we’re afraid
of
someone finding
out. We may have kept them hidden for years, telling ourselves it’s not
hurting
anyone. Wrong! It hurts us by keeping us in chains!
Once
you get a taste
of freedom
in the righteousness of Jesus Christ, you’ll
never
look back at what you gave up. He gives us freedom in the place of
guilt, and righteousness where sin held us down. Yes, Jesus
Christ is far better.
Matthew
13:45-46 says, “Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like a merchant seeking
beautiful
pearls, 46 who,
when he had found one pearl of
great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.”
Whatever
sinful pleasure we give
up for the kingdom of heaven,
God multiplies back
to us in the form of pure and holy pleasure. There is no comparison!
Won’t
you give Him a chance?
Study
the Bible verse of Mark 9:24, reveal the secrets of your heart to God
the
Father so He can gather
you with great compassion and heal you.
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