Mark 6:5-6 Jesus] could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people & healed them. & He marveled because of their UNBELIEF. & He went about among the villages teaching. —Q:John Calvin, “Unbelievers, as far as lies in their power, bind up the hands of God by their obstinacy; not that God is overcome, as if he were an inferior, but because they do not permit Him to display His power.” — The power of UNBELIEF binds the hands of God in many respects! There are so many things that give power to this! —Mark 9:21-24 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But IF you can do anything, take pity on us & help us.” “ ‘IF you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my UNBELIEF!” — It is the IF’s that get in the way of our believing! But IF we are willing to humble ourselves & request His help, then we can get thru the UNBELIEF, in spite of the outcome. Because Heaven is the final destination where the answer of perfection has always been & will always be! So if by chance we are blessed to see His mighty hand at work on this earth, then we can only know that there is more work to be done here! And always give thanks & Glory Be to our Savior! Love Mel
