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| “Everything is possible for him who believes.” |
| —Mark 9:23b |
Have you ever faced something in your life that you felt you could not possibly achieve or accomplish? Maybe it was an assignment at work. Or, perhaps you had a family situation that you could not possibly see how you would handle it.
Most of us have situations that arise in our lives that cause us to doubt if we have what it takes to move forward. That’s part of Satan’s attempts to discourage us and turn us away from God.
Fortunately, we have the perfect antidote in these trying situations. It comes to us in the very words of Jesus, spoken to the father who had brought his son to Jesus. The boy was afflicted with an impure spirit. This child had suffered much throughout his life because of the torment this evil spirit caused. The father tentatively approached Jesus and asked Him to heal the son. In response, Jesus offered these encouraging words, found in Mark 9:23b:
“Everything is possible for him who believes.”
That is as true for us today as it was for that long-ago dad. If we believe wholeheartedly, we will find that God responds to our belief. When our faith wavers, God will bolster our faith to enable us to believe in an otherwise impossible situation.
Evangelist and Pastor, Daniel Paul Rader, former pastor of Moody Memorial Church in downtown Chicago, wrote a very sweet little gospel hymn back in 1921 that captures the essence of Jesus’ words to the despairing father:
Fear not, little flock, from the cross to the throne,
From death into life He went for His own;
All power in earth, all power above,
Is given to Him for the flock of His love.
Refrain: Only believe, only believe;
All things are possible, only believe,
Only believe, only believe;
All things are possible, only believe.
Fear not, little flock, He goes on ahead,
Your Shepherd selects the path you must tread;
The waters of Marah He’ll sweeten for thee,
He drank all the bitter in Gethsemane.
Refrain: Only believe, only believe;
All things are possible, only believe,
Only believe, only believe;
All things are possible, only believe.
Fear not, little flock, whatever your lot,
He enters all rooms, “the doors being shut,”
He never forsakes; He never is gone,
So count on His presence in darkness and dawn.
Refrain: Only believe, only believe;
All things are possible, only believe,
Only believe, only believe;
All things are possible, only believe.
As we begin a new day, let’s cling to the reality that our faith in God through His Son, Jesus, will enable us to receive a great bounty of God’s richest blessings. In the most difficult of circumstances, the Holy Spirit will increase our faith and enable us to move forward with peace in our hearts and joy at what God will accomplish through our faith.
