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In this portion of the Scriptures, we learn about a healing miracle where our Lord Jesus Christ with all authority rebuked and instructed an impure spirit out from a boy's body. This deaf and mute spirit robbed the boy's speech and was strong enough to control and beat his body in very painful and overwhelming ways. By its influence, the boy would get harmed by suddenly been thrown to the ground in violent convulsions and other manifested effects, a repetitive destructive and consuming pattern he experienced frequently since childhood. The spirit tried to destroy and kill the boy on several occasions, either by throwing him to the water or to the fire. Can you imagine how painful it is to watch your own son being hurt this way and not being able to help or relieve him from this suffering in any humanly or medical way possible? But this boy had a specific purpose on this earth, so that the glory of God could be manifested through his life as the recipient of the grace, compassion, kindness and love of Christ in a form of a miracle. A miracle so impressive that we still read and talk about it in our present time.
We see this desperate father who probably heard about Jesus of Nazareth and the miracles and wonders he performed among the people during his visits to the cities. He probably thought about seeking help from the disciples first, but they couldn't drive the spirit out. He probably thought to himself in faith "I would ask the Teacher, he might be able to do something for my child". Once he got the opportunity to approach to Jesus, he cried out in desperation and asked wholeheartedly to have compassion and do something for the boy, anything! He believed that Christ was powerful enough to relieve his son from this miserable life. He might had no idea of what the outcome would look like, but he had faith that Jesus was going to do something with his sick child. His desperate and troubled heart brought him before Jesus to ask for a miracle.
Jesus saw beyond the boy's father words, he saw the doubts and hesitancy in his heart and said "You unbelieving generation" and then as if he was reading the boy's father thoughts, gently and with loving words he spoke to his troubled soul saying “Everything is possible for one who believes.”
The boy's father immediately exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” That seed of faith that was in his heart moved Jesus' compassion into action by commanding the bad spirit to leave the boy and not come back again, bringing him back from death to life. Jesus took his hand and raised him into a reborn, free and renewed person.
God can do miracles with our faith. It doesn't matter how big or small we think it might be. He knows our inner true self and he can perform marvelous works in our lives 'if we can only believe'.
May our daily prayer include a portion of ''help me overcome my unbelief!'' I'm positive that our God will start responding and work in amazing ways in your life. He is powerful enough and a good Father to demonstrate that He listens and acts in favor of his beloved children, because He can do all things work for our good, to those who look for His perfect will. Amen.
Reflection on Mark 9: 14-29 by Nydia Flores
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