Help Me Please!!

Catch phrases like rugged individualism and self-reliance seem inherent in just about every human being. Dire, unique battles of the flesh or spirit can’t be fought alone and frankly Jesus Christ should be the commanding officer each step of the way. The following is a jam packed account of a family reaching out for help and receiving bountifully from God’s hand!

“Then one of the crowd answered and said, "Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not." He answered him and said, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me." Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. So He asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood. And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us." Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!" When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!" Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. (Mark 9:17-27)

“The Great Physician” immediately gets to work and soon the boy was healed at the Word of God. Whether we are plagued with emotional malaise or physical limitations; God is ready, willing, and plenty able to help if we would just ask. Are we calling out to the Teacher, our Friend when times are tough; when we could use a hand? The Lord uses people to get His work done and they want to help us. But in many ways it’s so much easier to give than receive; is it not? Learning how to accept help from fellow believers has come a little easier through the gift of cancer. Every person in the body of Christ has a crucial function. Take a look at 1 Corinthians 12  for further insights.

Over the panorama of our lives we may have been known at one time for great strength, but now we can be called ‘weaker members’ in need of our brothers and sisters to come along side and help hold us up. In years past I was quite accustomed to going it alone, proving I could do things myself. Today, I not only wonder how many blessings I missed out on, but how many blessings I denied by refusing to be helped. Ironically I now find myself in a situation that absolutely requires all assistance humanly available. Receiving gifts from others is akin to receiving right from the Lord Himself; a visit, a call, time to study God’s Word, a meal. What can someone do today to love on you, in the way that Jesus Christ loves you? Allow the Lord to bless you in your time of need and in return you will not only be blessed, but will also bless those the Lord has put in your life to serve you!

For more posts from Comfort in Christ Cancer Support go to http://comfortinchristcancersupport.blogspot.com/

To receive automatic email updates of new posts, send an email request to: comfortinchrist@googlegroups.com