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2 Peter 2:18a "For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness..." 2 Peter 2:18a"

Day 207 – Mark 2 Peter 2:18a

“For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness…” 2 Peter 2:18a

A BURNING QUESTION

The Disciples gathered round Jesus after the crowds dispersed. There was one question that they just had to ask Jesus.


“And when He had come into the house,
His disciples asked Him privately,
‘Why could we not cast it out.?”
MARK 9:28

1. An important question

The Disciples needed to find an answer for their failure. They would prefer to triumph than be defeated.

2. What exactly went wrong?

The Disciples needed to know what went wrong.

a) They must have used the power that Jesus gave them.
b) They must have done what they did previously; there was great victory in the past.

FURTHER ENLIGHTENMENT

What Jesus revealed to them was an eye-opener! His answer brought much-needed enlightenment.


“So He said to them,
‘This kind can come out by nothing
but prayer and fasting.'”
MARK 9:29

1. This kind

Jesus was making specific reference to the kind of demon that had afflicted the young lad. This particular demon was vicious, wicked, and tenacious. He would not yield easily to anyone!

2. Prayer and fasting

The word of advice here must have hit home and hard.

a) Prayer and fasting
There would be times when praying and fasting would be needed.
b) The effects of prayer and fasting
For some reason, prayer and fasting affected ministry in the most positive way. Practised correctly, the faith of the individual would be helped significantly. And where there is strong faith, there the power of God would be manifested. The Lord would honour that faith exercised and great power would then ensue!