TEXT: MARK 9:23
Jesus said unto him, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him
that believeth”.Jesus’ statement must not be taken as an unqualified promise. The “all things” does not mean everything we can think of.
The prayer
of faith must be based upon the will
of God, and it never asks for anything foolish or wrong. James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because
ye ask amiss (out of order; improper; in a wrong way), that ye may consume it upon your lusts. (As in selfish desires or that which is
evil or is wicked.)
The belief
or faith required here must be received as a gift of God and is implanted in
the heart of the believer who lives faithfully according to “His will”! Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because
of your unbelief: for verily I say unto
you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this
mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall
be impossible unto you.