“And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.” And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.” And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed at once” (Matthew 17:16-18).
I sometimes wonder how often we exasperate the Lord. We do not believe, and it does not happen. Yes, our Lord is slow to anger, but He does get angry. Do not be threatened by this but turn to the Lord so that He will turn your unbelief into belief. All of creation is subject to the One through whom all things have their being. He has told us that if we have just a small amount of faith, we can move mountains.
Lord, I look to myself and then wonder why certain things do not happen. Guide me, Lord, so that I look to You, knowing that with You all things are possible. It is not just what I need to learn, but what You will ask me to do that matters most. With and through You, I can do all that You ask me to do. Guide me, Lord Jesus, in the way You will have me go. Teach me to look to You in all things.
Lord Jesus, I live in a perverse and adulterous generation. You call me out of this generation to live by faith. Guide me now and always to live into the life of faith which You have given me by Your grace. Help me to understand that I can do nothing apart from You. With You, I can do all things necessary. In Your goodness and mercy, guide me this day in the righteousness You give so that I may humbly follow You and do the Father’s will. Amen
