“And one of the multitude answered and said, ‘Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; and wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. But if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us'” (Mark 9:17-18,22).
In this Scripture passage, a man brought his son to Jesus’ disciples and asked them to deliver his son from the seizures he was experiencing. The father said to Jesus, “An evil spirit is causing my son’s condition. I asked Your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn’t.”
Then the disciples brought the boy to Jesus, and the man said, “If You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
The man called on the compassion, or the mercy, of God. When you call on the mercy of God, you are calling on His very nature. He is the God of mercy. He is the God of compassion.
In Matthew 20:30, two blind men called on Jesus. They cried out, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.” The disciples and the people in the crowd tried to quiet them down, but they kept crying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.”
Jesus didn’t say, “Do you want your sight?” He didn’t say, “Do you want your healing?” He just asked, “What would you have Me do?” You see, the blind men in Matthew 20 and the father in Mark 9 called on God’s nature. So Jesus responded, “I’m at your disposal. You called on the nature of God. Whatever you need, want or desire is yours because you’ve called on His nature to receive your answer. I’m here to meet your needs.”
And the blind men received their sight!
My God is full of mercy and compassion. His
nature is to give life, to save, to heal, to help,
to deliver. I call upon His compassion and mercy a
nd by faith receive the healing He has provided for me.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.