”Jesus said to the father, ‘Everything is possible 
For him who believes.  Immediately the 
father explained, I do  I believe help 
me overcome my unbelief.”  
(Mark 9:23-24) 

 If you remember the story, a father comes to Jesus to heal his son.  His son is suffering from or possessed by an evil spirit.  Vs.20 informs us that; “When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions.  He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.”  The man expresses his belief in Jesus but feels that the unbelief in him is still too strong.  That his unbelief overtakes and overwhelms his actual belief in Jesus.  One of the books that I have been reading expressed this concerning belief and faith; “God never asks you for a promise to be faithful on which He can rely.  No, instead, He gives you a promise of faithfulness on which you can rely.”   I like that.  God doesn’t rely on our promises we make to Him but we can rely on the promises that He makes to us.  And the Bible is full of God’s promises.  Psalm 33:4; “For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does”.  Hebrews 10:23; “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful”.  These verses affirm that God’s actions and promises are reliable.  God’s actions do not rely on our promises to Him to be faithful but His actions are based on His word and the promises that He has given us.  On this, we can rely. 

God bless,

Pastor Jeff