Mark 9:23-24 New English Translation

23 Then Jesus said to him, “‘If you are able?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.” 24 Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

 

Mark 2:9-11   New English Translation

9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’? 10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

 

Whether you believe it or not is not the issue.

The question is what’s more accessible and hinges on the truth

To Jesus, there were no obstacles, and nothing was impossible

The religious crowd in faithlessness all acted like the flu

 

To speak the words straightforward but to mean them, you can fake

To see the words jump into action and only for Heaven’s Sake

It will take more than just a tongue driven by an unknown reason

It takes faith in the love and power of God presented here to save

 

We know what God wills He communicates through His Spirit

We don’t need to verbalize too often as He silently instills

The things we need to live by and the direction we need to travel

Standing still is suitable for rest and listening how His Wishes to fulfill

 

The question often arises deep within: “What is faith in God.”

It is said to be so simple that even little children can explain this

They don’t need to talk as they are already a living example

Maybe redemption expresses the fact that it is Grace’s simple gift

 

Just believing that God is All in All and nothing is impossible for Him

And to know and trust that God will do for me what is best

His Love is immense and beyond comprehension in offering His only Son

That my hope is embodied in His Faithfulness as He shows me proper rest

 

Jan Wienen