Open Heaven 27 September 2023 Topic: Help Thou My Unbelief
Memory Verse: And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, believe; help thou mine unbelief. (Mark 9:24)
Bible Reading: Mark 9:17-27 (WEB)
17 One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
18 and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”
19 He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”
20 They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.
21 He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has come to him?”
He said, “From childhood.
22 Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.”
23 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
24 Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”
25 When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!”
26 After crying out and convulsing him greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead, so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.
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Today’s Open Heaven 27 September 2023
In Ezekiel 37:1-11, the Bible tells us about the valley of dry bones where God asked the Prophet, “Can these bones live?” Ezekiel said, “Only you know”.
In other words, Ezekiel was saying, “My faith can’t handle that”, but the dry bones eventually lived. In Mark 9:1 7-27, a man brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus’ disciples.
They couldn’t deliver the child and thus referred him to the Lord Jesus, who said, “0 ye of little faith”. The man said, “I believe, but help thou my unbelief”.
The day I heard that story, I was so glad, because that means if my faith is not enough, I can cry to Him and He will make it grow.
When I became General Overseer, we loved to cook and eat together during our convention, but we were having challenges with the finances for the feeding and the parishes were groaning under the cost.
One day during the convention, out of desperation, I said, “One day will come when you will be able to come to the Convention without bringing any money at all”.
When we finished that night, and I got back to my office to pray, the Lord spoke to me, “Son, when do you want that to happen?”
I said, “One of these days” and He responded, “Why not from now?” At that time we were about 10,000 people. How would I feed 10,000 people for one week?
The Lord said, “Announce to the entire congregation that you will feed them next convention”. I said, “Daddy, I’ve never disobeyed You before, but this one? I can’t tell them”.
He didn’t put any pressure on me, so the Convention ended and everybody left, but they came back the following month for the Holy Ghost Service and God repeated it.
I said, “Lord, my faith can’t carry it”, and He said to me, “Son, you are about to lose a miracle”. I therefore announced, “Brethren, next year, don’t bring any money for feeding, you will be fed”.
That was over 20 years ago, and God has not failed once. You may think I am a man of great faith, but the truth is that my Daddy is the One who helps my little faith, so I depend entirely on Him. He has never let me down and I know He will not let you down too.
Also see; open-heaven-25-september-2023
Today’s Open Heaven 27 September 2023
Points: Father, please help my unbelief.
Hymn: When Peace Like A River Attendeth My Way
Bible in one year: Haggai 1, Haggai 2