Mark 9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help you my unbelief. I. The suspected difficulty. The father may have thought it lay with the disciples. He probably thought the case itself was well-nigh hopeless. He half hinted that the difficulty might lie with the Master. "If Thou." II. The tearful discovery. Jesus cast the "if" back upon the father — then — 1. His little faith discovered his unbelief. 2. This unbelief alarmed him. 3. It was now, not "help my child," but "help my unbelief." III. The intelligent appeal. He bases the appeal upon faith — "I believe." He mingles with it confession — "help my unbelief." He appeals to One who is able to help — "Lord." To One Who is Himself the remedy for unbelief — "Thou." (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.WEB: Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, "I believe. Help my unbelief!" |
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