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"Jesus said
unto him,
If thou canst
believe, all things are
possible
to him that
believeth.
And
straightway the father of the child
cried out,
and said with tears,
Lord, I
believe; help thou mine unbelief."
Mark 9:23-24
Increasing
Our Faith
The words spoken
by this frantic father
also speak of the
conflict in which Christians
often find
themselves.
It is the
struggle between belief and unbelief;
between faith and
doubt.
However, our
faith, though sometimes shaken,
will maintain the
upper hand
if you are a
Child of God.
The direction our
life takes,
whether toward
greater faith or toward unbelief,
depends in large
measure
on whom we want
to serve:
the one true
God......or ourselves.
When we allow God
to be central,
grow in His Word,
set Christian
examples in our daily living,
and in all things
seek first
the kingdom of
God,
then we are going
the way of faith.
This often
involves a struggle for us.
For going God's
way takes us in an entirely
different
direction than what our
sinful nature
would take.
We must remember
how obedient our Lord
Jesus was to His
Father.
Obedient enough
to go to the cross for us.
What faith that
portrayed!
And thanks to His
atoning work, our sins
of unbelief are
forgiven.
When we stumble
because our faith is unsteady
and weak, and we
are not ready to place
God first in our
life,
we need to pray
what the distraught father did.
God hears such a
prayer as this.
May the Lord
increase your faith
through His Word
and Spirit
for Jesus' sake.
"Lord Dictated
Them"
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