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“According to your faith be it unto you” (Matthew 9:29).
“If Thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us” (Mark 9:22).
These first words in Matthew 9 were spoken to two blind men who wanted to have their sight given to them. When the Lord Jesus asked them, “Believe ye that I am able to do this?” they said clearly “Yea, Lord.” Then He immediately healed them.
Others doubted the power of the Lord Jesus, and came to Him only as a “last resort.” This was the case with the man in the second verse we have quoted today. His son had been possessed with the evil spirit for a very long time. He finally came to the Lord Jesus, but he said to Him, “If Thou canst do any thing…help us.” The Lord had to remind him, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark. 9:23). The word “if” did not apply to the Lord’s power, but it did apply to the father’s faith.
The Lord honors even a little faith, but faith that wavers does not please Him. When we come to the Lord Jesus, we must believe who He is, and that our faith will be rewarded. We must approach Him with full confidence in His power.
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