In Mark 9:17-29, a man in the crowd is wondering why Jesus' disciples could not drive out the evil spirit from his son. Jesus says, "Everything is possible for him who believes." Jesus also mentioned in verse 29 that "This kind can come out only by prayer." In your Bible you should see a superscript which is in the footer at the bottom saying "Some manuscripts prayer and fasting".
I once asked an elderly Jamaican woman, who was a neighbour of mine, what the secret to God's power was in her life. She answered without hesitation 'prayer and fasting'. She mentioned that God's power was displayed constantly and continually in her life as she practiced the spiritual discipline of prayer and fasting.
Perhaps the question we need to ask ourselves today is do we really have faith to believe that Jesus answers prayers? Do we truly believe that Jesus fed the 5,000, raised Lazarus from the dead, healed the blind, sick, deaf, and mute? Or was it some sort of made-up fairytale story?
Whatever your opinion is, Jesus says EVERYTHING is possible for him who believes. I've prayed for family and friends with cancer and believed that Jesus could heal them but He didn't. That didn't change my belief in God's power to heal nor did it shake my faith in Christ. I still believe that God can and will do what is according to His will.
Today we put an offer on a house which if we got it, many would consider it an impossibility. I'm not praying that we win the house. I'm praying that God's will be done. If this is the house, so be it. If not, God is preparing a better place for us.
Do you believe everything is possible...according to HIS will? I do. So start praying and fasting for your family, friends, workplace, and neighbours. Start the morning on your knees and end the night on your knees. Prayer and fasting is the means in which the supernatural power of God is unleashed. I believe!
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