Mark 9:25-29 – “Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” ²⁶ It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out.  The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He is dead!” ²⁷ But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.  ²⁸ Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?” ²⁹ He told them, “This kind can come out only by prayer.”

As I prayed, read, and contemplated the Word of God today, trust was my heart’s focus—the simplicity and immensity of trust.  Before trust in God is solidified, enabling us to live in trusting obedience in all things, there is a time (like Jacob) when we wrestle with God.  In that time of inner struggle, a character change transpires.  That change brings everything into the proper perspective.  Then we live a life to trust!

Joseph’s success was the outflow of trust.  The disciples were trained in trust.  In Mark 9, we have the story of the demon-possessed boy.  The disciples could not cast out the demon.  Why?  Jesus explained in verses 28-29.  It was trust!  He said only by fasting and prayer.

Trust reduces self and elevates God.  It solidifies trust.  It is a portal, not a purchase.  It decreases self and increases God.  Mark 10:15 reveals a needed truth.  The simplicity of trust is the portal to the kingdom.  If we trust God with our all, we see Him as He is and live in eager expectation!

All things are possible if we trust Him (believe)!   Go forth today expecting God’s fullness to follow you everywhere!  Have a fantastic day in Jesus!