Mark 9:14-32
The Healing of a Boy with an Evil Spirit

After the amazing experience of the transfiguration of Jesus and the encounter with Moses and Elijah, the disciples come down from the mountain with their Lord to join the other disciples and come back to reality. The teachers of the law were up to their regular bickering, and a crowd of needy people came to Jesus. In Jesus' absence, a man had brought his son with an evil spirit to the disciples for healing, but they could not help him.

In response to this inability to heal, Jesus replies in verse 19, ¹⁹"O unbelieving generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me." The man asks Jesus to heal, him, "if he can." Again, Jesus addresses this doubt. ²³" 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
²⁴Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"

Jesus healed the boy at that time. He accepted the man's limited faith and his desire to have complete faith.

Jesus is always able to heal. Sometimes his healing is not in our timetable--sometimes sickness ends in death--and ultimate healing takes place as the believer receives a restored and glorified body in heaven. No matter what happens, we need to put our faith in Jesus to work things out for our good in the end. As we come before him in prayer, he restores us in his way and in his time.



- posted by Suzi @ 4:45 AM