"ALL THINGS!"

"ALL THINGS!"

Mark 9:14-29        (KJV)

"14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.

16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 

17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he TEARETH him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.

19 He answereth him, and saith, O FAITHLESS GENERATION, HOW LONG SHALL I BE WITH faithless generation, how long shall I be with YOU? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. 

20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us

23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO HIM THAT BELIEVETH. 

24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I BELIEVE; HELP THOU MINE UNBELIEF.

25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 

26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

29 And he said unto them, THIS KIND CAN COME FORTH BY NOTHING, BUT PRAYER AND FASTING."

When GOD directs you to a scripture, it seems you can't get this thoughts of that passage out of your mind. These sixteen verses require to be consumed together, yet there are so many "morsels" that need to be tasted.  

JESUS didn't just come upon a "crowd" and decide to "show off" HIS majesty.  Making sure THE FATHER was glorified was what JESUS was all about.  In John 5:30, JESUS says "I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."  When the disciples could not remove the spirit that controlled the boys life, JESUS displayed TO ALL the limitations the disciples had was because of their lack of faith.  

How many times do we hear "You can't do it like that" or "That'll never happen" when we are trying to accomplish something?  JESUS explained to the disciples, and to the crowd surrounding HIM, that "ALL THINGS" were/are possible to the person who believes!  "ALL THINGS" is rather inclusive.  "ALL THINGS" has NO limits.  Don't limit GOD by your limited "vision", as we know that faith is the "evidence of things not seen".

The father of the young man infested with the "dumb spirit" told JESUS "I BELIEVE; HELP THOU MINE UNBELIEF."  When reading this, it seems so contradictory. How can one believe, and in the same breath say help my unbelief?  I am sure there are many speculations, but all we KNOW for sure is that in the next verse the "foul spirit" was removed from the boy.  Evidently, the foul spirit was perfectly happy living inside the body of the boy because scripture records the spirit cried out and made the boy go into convulsions and came out of him. 

Seeing a boy relieved of a demon such as this must have been an amazing feat.  But the real story lies in the next two verses.  The disciples asked why they could not "remove" the evil spirit.  JESUS replied "THIS KIND CAN COME FORTH BY NOTHING, BUT PRAYER AND FASTING."  Some people think this "KIND" could mean the kind of demon that was removed.  I tend to agree with the ones who believe this "KIND" was referring to the "Faith" needed to remove the demon.  Focusing on the object of "WHO" our faith is in, rather than the enemy HE is greater than, seems more glorifying to GOD.  HE is not limited by our vision or current trouble.  Just as HE was bigger than the "dumb spirit", HE is bigger than your trouble! 

HE is GOD over "ALL THINGS!"