"Everything is possible for him who believes."
Mk 9, 23
The boy that was brought to the disciples of Jesus that they might cure him was probably a sight to behold. He was foaming at the mouth; he was gnashing his teeth and would become stiff and rigid! The disciples probably panicked when they saw him. They must have doubted that they even have the power to cure the boy who was in a terrible condition.
The father complained to Jesus, " I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not." Jesus drove out the spirit and cured the child.
The disciples could not drive the evil spirit nor cure the child because they hesitated; they doubted. Would they have the power to drive the evil spirit out of the child? Would they have the power to cure the sick child?
The answer to both questions? They did not have the power to do so. For it is not their power that can drive the evil spirit nor cure the child, but through the power of Jesus! By themselves, they would have no power; for they are just but instruments of the power of God.
How many times we have faltered and hesitated when we were in seemingly impossible situation? We hesitated because we thought we could not overcome these difficulties. But the truth is: With Jesus by our side, everything is possible! It is his power that can drive out the evil among us; it is his power that can overcome the greatest difficulties we could face in our lives.
Jesus, I depend on you. Let me acknowledge your power over my life, and all the difficulties I am facing. I can not overcome them by myself, alone. But with you, everything is possible. Amen.
