Unbelief Cured

Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help my unbelief! When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you , come out of him and enter him no more! Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. 

Mark 9:24-27 

Christ delivers. Having had the exchange with the man who had the demon-possessed son regarding his need of faith, Christ satisfies his deepest desire. The passage before us describes how Christ casts out the demon. The demon departed so violently, it appeared the boy was dead. Christ takes him by the hand and lifts him up. What do we learn from this? Jesus never fails. He never disappoints those who believe in Him. He always delivers. We have many deficiencies in our understanding of what He is doing, but once we come to the place of understanding, we testify, ‘He has done all things well.’ Very often we see Him at work and fail to appreciate what He is doing, but we will find at the end He has made no mistakes and has worked all things together for good to us who love Him and are called according to His purpose. The man cried out, ‘Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief!’ Christ did just that. He restored his son to health and the demon went away to disturb him no more. Christ is abundantly able. He is able to save; able to keep; able to heal; able to sanctify; able to glorify; able to do exceeding abundantly above all we can ask or think. He is the cure for our unbelief.  

Our Glorious, Living Savior, 
we rejoice that You are utterly worthy of our faith. 
We praise You that You accomplish all that You intend,
for our good.