Never Shrink

Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!  Mark 9:24 NIV

It’s also possible that you are lost today? struggling to find some way through the darkness? Don’t try to carry this life alone. You were never meant to. Come trade your ashes for beauty, your mourning for dancing, and your sorrow for joy. The whisper of God our Heavenly Father never stops. He is here. 

There is a very beautiful and challenging story found in Mark 9 starting with verse 14. It’s about a man who is trying to get his son some much needed help. Help that could only come from Jesus the Christ.

Ask Holy Spirit to read it with you,meditating on this story, there are some things that left me compelled and encouraged. 

Put yourself in the shoes of this father. His son is in really, really bad shape. This man has got to be gripped with all sorts of fears and questions and possibly some anger or doubt; all the kinds of things that life has a way of throwing at us. 

But, instead of running away from God with all those things, he ran straight towards Him. He threw it all at the feet of Jesus. Even his honest faith. “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief” (Mark 9:24). 

Jesus doesn’t turn him away. Not only did Jesus heal the boy, but He also helped the man surrender.  in the Kingdom of God, surrender to Jesus Christ always leads to freedom. And every person created no matter the nation we are born into, the language we speak or the color of our skin we belong to God and He will revive the repentant person into His kingdom. 

Are there hurts, fears, or doubts in your life that cause you to run away from Jesus instead of toward Him? Don’t be afraid. He won’t turn you away. He’s bigger than that. The King of kings is on your side. Surrender it all.  

We pray this over your life- your present and your future. May you never let your fear rob you of the fullness of God’s kingdom. May you never shrink the beautiful earth God has given us down to only the things you understand with worldly logic And, may the scope of His holiness and majesty grow fuller in you with every sunrise and sunset. Jesus Christ is just as He was, He is all that is, and all that will be.  

Philippians 4: 6-8 NASB Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.