09/30/2024 – Day 099 – Mark – Chapter 9 & 10 / Distinguishing between: “I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief” (Mark 9:24) and “Lord, give me more faith!”
Matthew Henry notes in his commentary (pg 1386) that the father in proclaiming “Help mine unbelief“, was pleading for Yeshua to “help out what is wanting in his faith with grace, the strength of which is perfected in our weakness”. (See Mark 9: 23 – 24)
Contrast the boy’s father to those who ask the Lord to give them more faith.
In the article in the link below, it is appropriately that “The Bible reveals that “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). So…: “God literally placed the ability to grow in faith in our hands so that the level of faith that we want is solely up to us. How awesome is that!”
https://thebiblicalfoundation.com/pray-to-increase-faith-what-the-bible-says/
Thoughts? / Reflections?
Questions for fellowship generation, the lifelong sanctification process:
- What does the text reveal about God’s character?
- How has this reading generated prayer for you and/or us?
- What themes stand out to you in this bible study?
- How does our reading fit into the bigger picture (creation, the fall, restoration, etc.)?
- What verse(s) jumped out at you like never before? Is it explainable at this point?
- Do you have any questions you would like to put before the group as to how to interpret any particular verse(s) in our reading. Let scripture testify to scripture: Share with us where you sense contradiction between passages elsewhere.
- What did you find convicting and inspiring at the same time? Share with us how the Spirit of God is working within you as a messenger, both within outside of our fellowship group.
- Share with the group how our study is calling or confirming to you a new mission to glorify God in our times.
Soli Deo Gloria!