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BLAGO Fund: Archives of Serbian Medieval Orthodox Treasure:
Ravanica . MileÅ¡eva . Manasija . Studenica . GraÄanica . St. Peter's Church . Pillars of St. George . Sopoćani
Ravanica . MileÅ¡eva . Manasija . Studenica . GraÄanica . St. Peter's Church . Pillars of St. George . Sopoćani
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"I believe, Lord, help thou my unbelief!" These were the words of a father who brought his only son to the Lord to be cured. He approached Jesus the Christ with a faint hope when he said, "If you can," which is the expression of doubt that is a real element in every man. Faith is enshrouded in the fog of doubt. How often in everyday life do we hear the words, It can't be done! Before many dreaded diseases were cured these words were repeated countless times. Most recently these words were spoken against cures for polio and heart surgery. The moment that Jesus challenged the father, saying, "If you believe, all things are possible to him who believes!" faith was born in the father. He cried out, "Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief." According to the continuous will and activity of God, the Lord Jesus desires to do the most good for the greatest number of people. First, the good health of this boy was restored. Why not then do the second good? Why not reinforce the faith of the boy's father? The third good was to expose and rebuke the unbelief, and further to show his power in helping us to believe. Further still he demonstrates to us that with God we are the resurrectors of life rather than victims of evil, showing this to all generations. Each new day in life is to be welcomed with faith in God, for the average person as well as for the most advanced scientist, who begins his work without anything but faith in discovery. Christ shows us that good work carries with itself numerous company. With the words, "Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief," tears washed away clouds of doubt and unbelief from the father's heart. In the presence of God a stream of faith burst forth in him as he said the words, which serve as sound advice for all generations: "Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief." These words tell us that we cannot even have faith without God's help. We can travel on our own power along the road of doubt and unbelief to believe in good and evil, or doubt good and evil. The road from doubt to faith may seem like a long one, but it is easily travelled with the help of God. "Help thou my unbelief" means, Help me, Lord, to believe in you; help me to divorce myself from doubt and evil and be united with you! As a little leaven penetrates the whole body of dough, so does the power of faith penetrate all of our life, giving energy to pull the load of life, for "All things are possible to him who believes." |