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Humble Hero
Faith Connects Us With Heaven
“If You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
How many a sin-burdened soul has echoed that prayer! And to all the
answer is, “All things are possible to him who believes.” In Christ,
God has provided means for subduing every sinful trait and resisting
every temptation, no matter how strong. But many feel that they lack
faith, and therefore they remain away from Christ. Let these people
not look to themselves, but to Christ. Faith comes by the Word of
God. Grasp His promise, “The one who comes to Me I will by no
means cast out.”
John 6:37
. Throw yourself at His feet with the cry,
“I believe; help my unbelief.” You can never perish while you do
this—never!
In a brief space of time, the three favored disciples had seen
humanity as transfigured into the image of God and as debased into
the likeness of Satan. They had seen Jesus proclaimed the Son of
God and had seen Him meet the demon-possessed boy gnashing his
teeth in agony. This mighty Redeemer had stood glorified a few
hours before. Now He stooped to lift the victim of Satan from the
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earth and restore him to his father and home.
It was an illustration of redemption—the Divine One stooping
to save the lost. It also represented the disciples’ mission. Christ’s
servants are not to spend their lives alone on the mountaintop with
Jesus. Down in the plain, people whom Satan has enslaved are
waiting for the word of faith and prayer to set them free.
When Jesus was alone with the nine disciples once more, they
questioned, “Why could not we cast it out?” Jesus answered, “Be-
cause of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith
as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here
to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
Their unbelief, which shut them out from deeper sympathy with
Christ, and the carelessness with which they regarded the sacred
work committed to them had caused their failure. Jealous of the
three disciples selected to go with Jesus to the mountain, they had
been dwelling on their discouragements and personal grievances. In
this state of darkness, they had attempted the conflict with Satan.