Daily Bible Plan - Mark 9 (Pt.2)

12. November 2025

Devotion by Deacon Thomson Imonopi

Theme: Unleashed for Kingdom Advancement

Fortified City Church / Love City Church / Basel French Assembly / Luzern City Fellowship / ⁠PIWC Bern / ⁠Global prayer family

Introduction

“He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto Me.” (Mark 9:19) The Lord Jesus met a situation on ground when He returned with Peter, James and John from the mount of transfiguration. He expected His disciples to exercise their faith to deploy God’s power into the boy’s situation. However, they could not help the boy who was obviously tormented by the devil. Interestingly the disciples came to Him much later, privately, to ask the Lord Jesus why they could not cast the devil out. More interesting was His response to them: “And He said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.” Well, over the years some have taught that Jesus really was saying that some kinds of devils could only come out by prayer and fasting but that is not accurate. If you had an emergency, you don’t have the time to go fast and pray, you have to deal with the situation immediately.

God’s power is always available but people of faith are not always ready to release and deploy their faith to access God’s power to bring a change to their own situations or the situations of others around them. The major key issue here is faith. The Lord Jesus pointed out that they could not cast that devil out because of their unbelief.

The same account was captured in Matthew 17:14–21. The Lord Jesus stated very clearly in verses 20–21: “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” The Lord Jesus Christ made it clear that their faith was the issue here. Then He added that prayer and fasting will help deal with unbelief because their total dependence and focus will be on God during prayer and fasting. Just like David the Psalmist of Israel said in Psalm 16:8: “I have set the LORD always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”

The benefits of fasting and prayer can never be over-emphasized. You may take a look at Isaiah 58:6–14. ⸻

🔥 Verses 43–48 – Warning About Sin and Hell In the concluding part of Mark 9 which is our text for this devotional, Jesus warned about the danger of hell. He said repeatedly that whatever makes you sin, deal with it even if it means losing a body part and make heaven rather than go with all your body parts to hell. He said repeatedly: “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” (vv. 43–48)

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✨ Summary Reflection

In conclusion, we are to continue to walk by faith if we want to access God’s power to bring a change to our circumstances and those of others in this world and if we are to make heaven.

Faith is key!

Jesus made a very noteworthy statement in verse 23: “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Faith is our access to the world of possibilities.

⸻ 💭 Personal Reflection Questions 1. How do I respond when I face situations that challenge my faith? 2. In what ways can prayer and fasting strengthen my faith and dependence on God? 3. Are there areas of unbelief in my life that hinder me from accessing God’s power?

4. How seriously do I deal with sin knowing the reality of hell that Jesus described? ⸻

🙏 Closing Prayer Father, thank You for showing us through Your Word that faith is the key to accessing Your power. Help us to overcome unbelief and to depend wholly on You through prayer and fasting.Grant us the grace to walk by faith and not by sight, and to deal with anything that leads us into sin.May our lives continually reflect Your power and glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.