Rekindled Hope

I just read a wonderful testimony a friend had written on Facebook and she had this lovely photo there and all I could think of was how I have doubted the Lord so many times. He knows my needs and wants, and when I have looked through my fleshly eyes, I must admit, I would be in awe when the Lord would come through on something I had needed! I can not imagine the vision through His eyes! Can you? I do not see myself as anything grand or even worthy of any blessing. I do not even see enough love in me or compassion for people but the Lord sees a diamond in the rough! I feel so ashamed when I doubt Him and when He comes through He will comfort me in the gentlest way. 

And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.  And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.  And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.  When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.  And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.  But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.  Mark 9:21-27

The Lord didn't know this man but was willing to help his son, even after the man confessed his unbelief! Jesus could have chuckled and said if you can not believe then move on buddy, but this is not what He did. This man battled this spirit in his son since his son was a child. Nothing had worked all these years and of course he put his hope in man and this was all he seen Jesus as. Just another man. In his mind, all had failed but, somewhere down inside there still was a bit of hope that just needed rekindling! Then Jesus said, well if you can believe, all things are possible. There came the spark! Just a little faith building and then he cried out to Christ, I do believe, maybe just a little bit. O' Lord forgive me for my unbelief! Doubt set in. His past experiences had overshadowed his hope for the future. Maybe He really did think Jesus could help but now face to face intimidation attacked. Maybe he thought that he was unworthy or that there was no way his son would be restored. We have all been in a dry and thirsty place with God where the devil will attack with doubt and intimidation, but the lesson to learn here is, cry out to the Lord. This man was not going to allow the enemy to steal his blessing and neither should we! It was not stated that Jesus said anymore to the man but simply put forth action. Sometimes God doesn't need to speak to us to do His miracles, but He does require just a little faith! 

If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matt 17:20