OOPS! Made the SECONDARY the PRIMARY Mark9:23 (Episode #146)

OOPS! Made the SECONDARY the PRIMARY Mark9:23

A concerned father is appropriately undone by the illness of his son.

But then he makes a classic mistake.  He makes the secondary thing the primary thing.  He makes the ABILITIES of Jesus more important than the IDENTITY of Jesus.  He says I want ACCESS before I give ACKNOWLEDGMENT.  I want miracles before I believe.  I want to have my son healed but I don't want to believe in a sovereign, powerful, wise, wrathful, loving, and faithful God.  I just want the stuff I want rather than I want You Lord.

Jesus calls him on it and immediately he turns and says, I believe.  Help my unbelief.  May we all do so.

Listen and assess if perhaps you too have made the secondary thing the primary thing.  If so, give it a flip today. ;-)