July 15, 2025
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Reading along with us in 1 Samuel and Mark? Here’s today’s reading:
Mark 9 (NIV)
1 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”
The Transfiguration
2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.…..Continue Reading
Help my unbelief. You help your own unbelief. We have all seen people with incredible faith going through deep valleys. And we envy their faith. True that the amount of faith we have is a gift. Ephesians 2 8:9. But growing in faith is a process by daily spending and renewing with Jesus. This kind can only come out by prayer. That’s the only way!! When we pray we are surrendering the power to God emptying any thoughts of we as a human being in our power have anything to do with victory over demons Anyone causes any of these little ones to sin Admit I am repeating myself. But this always reminds me of family member who was abused by catholic priest and life destroyed. Not only him but dozens others I knew growing up.
Mark 9
Mark 9
Mark 8 & 9
Only Peter, James, and John got to see the transfiguration of Christ where He spoke to Moses and Elijah. Christ told the three disciples not to tell anyone what they saw until after Christ arose from the dead. Imagine not being able to say what they saw until after Christ arose! What is the purpose of showing Christ transformed and talking with Moses and Elijah? For one Jesus is showing who He is. {God in the flesh}. But Moses and Elijah? I believe they are the two witnesses revealed in Revelation 11. Also just look at the signs and wonders that they do. Later, John was to write the book of Revelation. God bless.
Jesus gives Peter, James and John a special treat, to encourage their faith presumably, to see Him in His glory along with Moses and Elijah. And imagine to hear from God Himself!!! But Jesus wants faith to come by other means, the cross and resurrection, and therefore tells them to wait until He is raised to share about this event. Jesus also affirms here that John the baptist came in the Spirt of Elijah to prepare the way for Messiah. It takes great faith and prayer to engage in spiritual battle and yet Jesus handles this demon with a word. How amazing it must have been for this father and son to have the son freed from this curse that he had suffered so long with. And don’t we all find ourselves in the nexus of believing but asking God to help our unbelief. And what better picture of faith is a little child. Believing because of relationship rather than knowledge. And yet because they are so trusting, apox on all those who would take advantage of that innocence…similar to how we might treat those less able than us. Helping them in their weakness rather than taking advantage of it.
Two things struck me as I read this chapter this morning and maybe it is a bit more of a conviction than a thought LOL
How often do I pray wanting but not truly believing? I pray definitely wanting God to hear and hoping God will help the situation I am praying about, but do I really pray believing and expecting, but I know He can do ALL things? Sometimes we get so set in ways we pray on autopilot thinking this is just the way things are gonna be and they don’t change and maybe that is because it is a prayer without true belief that God can and will change the situation…maybe it isn’t me waiting on God but God waiting on me!
Mark 9; Romans 11-12
Mark 9
Mark 9
”And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”“
Mark 9:7 NKJV
I was thinking how significant it is that God the Father calls Jesus His son. I think the Jews have missed that God said He has a son.
”“I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.“
Psalms 2:7, 11-12 NKJV
Mark 9