" 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
Here is another true story of a man and his demon possessed son whom the demons robbed him of his speech. He could not speak. Do you notice the word used here-"robbed" the speech? The Devil and the demons are robbers and they target innocent people and children. The Devil and the demons do not have a conscience, so they would just pick anyone to harm and torment, if possible kill them. They have no fear of God but when the evil spirit saw Jesus Christ our Lord, it began to attack the boy violently. The evil spirit did not care that it was just a young boy but it continued tormenting him. That's how it is with the Devil. They just don't care who they are tormenting. They always had a hidden purpose. Anyhow, they must show that they are in full control over man. The Devil and the demons are always lurking around to enter and control man, by hook or by crook. Whether they are welcomed or not, they force their way upon anyone who is not suspecting them. Their intention is to turn man into enemies of Christ our Lord. When they are enemies of Christ, they become the enemies of God. When they become the enemies of God, they have company! How evil and selfish beasts can they be?
The Lord Jesus Christ replied, to the man whose son was demon possessed; the outcome of this will not be dependent on whether I can or cannot, but whether you believe it or not. "Everything is possible for him who believes." If you believe, its possible to do what you are requesting. If you don't believe, it won't be possible to do that. It all depends on you now. The Lord Jesus Christ knew that the man had come to Him because He could not go anywhere else. He had tried looking for help, even through His disciples but it didn't just work. You see, commanding the demons to leave needs authority. The disciples were already given authority but something else was lacking in them to command the demon(s) to go. They lacked the prayerful authority. The Lord Jesus Christ had authority but His authority was a prayerful authority. He prayed much before He ministered. He prayed asking the Heavenly Father what He should do and say on Earth. He did not say or do anything carelessly. He sought the LORD in prayer first. He was always ready to do God's will on Earth, through much prayer. He spent the whole night praying. He knew how to do God's will on Earth in the morning. The Lord Jesus Christ rebuked the demons of muteness and deafness out of that boy and he was delivered fully. He commanded the demons never to return into him. He holds the authority to command the demons to stay or leave. The demons obey Him. When the disciples asked the Lord privately why they weren't able to command the demons to go. He answered, there need to be a prayerful authority filling their lives and not just plain authority. The heavenly Father will teach you what you should do or say when you pray. Listen to Him always!
Mark 9: 28-29
After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer. "
