Mark | Ch. 9
From Daniel's Desk on 4/9/2020
My Title: B E L I E V E
My Verse: 23-24
"23 And Jesus said to him, 'If you can! All things are possible for one who believes.' Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, 'I believe; help my unbelief!'"
My Response:
HAVE SALT IN YOURSELF. Believe! - Sin has been paid for but the WRATH of God WILL be poured out on your sin. Hell is REAL and the worm that does not die and the fire that cannot be quenched is waiting for the unrepentant.
Good AND bad, the wages of your life WILL reap a reward. The kind of reward is up to you. Nothing will go unrewarded from this life. But no sin will be skipped over either. - This world, until Jesus comes to establish HIS rightful kingdom, is ruled by Satan. Our selfish hearts have cause so much pain and destruction. Jesus, let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
If you believe, pray, pray and fast, move. Keep moving. BELIEVE and DO the the work He's set before you. His kingdom is coming. LORD, I BELIEVE, HELP MY UNBELIEF!
How Will This Make You a Better Husband/Father/Man:
Be the man your wife and kids desire you to be. Believe. Teach them to believe with your actions and not just your words.
My Notes:
Jesus says that some of them will see the kingdom that is to come before they die. John, imprisoned on Patmos wrote the vision of Revelation where He saw Jesus reigning in His kingdom here on earth.
Peter, James and John all got a brief glimpse of Jesus' kingdom on the mount of transfiguration.
Elijah HAS come. The Son of Man must suffer and die and be raised again. "But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him." - Until Jesus' brings His kingdom, Satan rules this corrupt and dying world. - Lord, let your kingdom come!
ALL things are possible for one who believes.
Do YOU believe? - Jesus pitied and grieved the faithless.
Ask Jesus to HELP your unbelief. He is HERE to love you.
Some demons can only be cast out with prayer and fasting. Others can only be cast out with prayer.
The spiritual realm is crazy. Keep your eyes focused on Jesus.
Jesus calls His shot. He tells them He is going to suffer and die.
The GOOD NEWS is that He DIDN'T STAY DEAD. HE TOLD them He would raise after the third day.
Jesus is on His way to the cross and His closest friends are all focused on what THEY want and what THEY are doing in life... They are literally missing what Jesus is doing. - STOP being THAT guy. Look for where Jesus is and get busy.
Receive Jesus and you receive the one who sent Him. Jesus brought light into the darkness.
Even those that don't believe but accomplish a mighty work in Jesus' name will be changed by seeing the powerful display of light in the dark. Once you've seen it you can't return to the dark.
Everything you do in this life in the name of Jesus will not go unrewarded.
Have salt in yourself.