I make New Year’s resolutions every New Year’s Day, and one thing that I always include in my resolution list is reading the Bible. Since starting from the Old Testament, which has Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, has a greater chance for me to fail because it is kind of boring, I decided to start from the New Testament.
As I was reading Mark 9 last night, I remembered Mr. Sunday’s sermon a few weeks ago. The title of the sermon was “How believers battle unbelief.” He included the story from Matthew 17:20 when Jesus heals a boy with an unclean spirit. In the passage, the disciples fail to heal the child because of their little faith. The fact that the boy can’t be healed disappoints the reader because in the previous chapter Peter was confessing Jesus as the Christ.
Where does our unbelief come from? Whenever people feel that they are bigger than God, unbelief comes along. We always confess that we will bring everything to God, put everything in His hands, and believe that He is with us. However, many times when we encounter a crucial moment, we tend to forget about Him. When a challenge comes, our faith is left behind as we try to look for a solution by ourselves within our reason. This is because we are living in the 21st century with many scientific technologies, so even though we think we believe Him, deep inside, we do not believe His supernatural capacity. But, we need to understand that God is with us and is all powerful. We should not be proud of ourselves but should constantly pray for our faith just like the child's father asks Jesus to help his unbelief.
Mark 9:23 "All things are possible for one who believes."
By Yoha Lee
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