What a blessing to come together this morning and hear from Pastor Rob as we looked at what Jesus said and did in Mark 9:14-29. In the scripture, we see a Father who is desperate to see his son freed from a demon. He comes to Jesus and in verses 22-24 we see the following exchange: "But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
This man is in the presence of Jesus, the author of faith, and Jesus calls him to trust him. When this story took place, Jesus had been in his public ministry for three years and word had spread about his ability to heal and do the miraculous. The father had every reason to believe Jesus could heal his son. He just wasn't sure if Jesus would be compassionate enough to heal his son. So, he responds in honesty, and says, “I believe - help my unbelief.”
Each of us who follows Jesus has some level of authentic saving faith in our hearts, but the level of our faith is not constant. There are moments where our faith is assaulted by the enemy and sometimes our faith is barely hanging on and we make the prayer this man made to Jesus.
The strength of our faith can never be put on automatic pilot. When we face a formidable foe it's not enough simply to depend on the reservoir of faith that we have in our souls. We must stay close to God - immerse ourselves in His word, in worship, in prayer.
Pastor Rob provided many wonderful opportunities to deepen our prayer lives.
- Friday morning prayer, in the chapel, 8:30 am
- Sunday morning pre-service prayer, in-service, 8:15 am
- Sunday morning response time, receive prayer or volunteer to pray for others
- Attend Novo Prayer Cohort this fall
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