October 22

Matthew 17; Mark 9
I firmly believe that most of us Christians have no idea how powerful a tool we have with prayer.  When the disciples were unable to remove the demon that had left a young boy mute, Jesus healed him.  The disciples asked why they were not able to accomplish this miracle?  Jesus answered that this kind can only come out with prayer!  Imagine that.  Jesus had given them a measure of the Holy Spirit, allowing them to heal the sick in a miraculous manner.  Yet, He says that even with that amount of power, prayer is needed to supplement it.  Perhaps I’m reading too much into it, but it seems to me that He is indicating that prayer is more powerful than the gift of healing the apostles enjoyed.  This makes me want to spend more time on my knees, lifting up my requests to God in prayer.