Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24 ESV)
Faith
We know with our minds that faith is a gift, lest anyone should boast of our faith as if we achieved it after much effort.
But that gracious gift of faith was not given once. We get to receive the ability to choose to believe over and over again.
That is what this father meant by his plea to the Lord. At that moment the father believed that Christ could and would heal his son. But the man knew tomorrow might be a different day.
God gives us faith that leads to salvation. But He also gives us faith to believe in the tiny moments. In our daily crises. In our daily fears. In our daily insecurities. In our daily doubts.
Faith is the gift, in fact that keeps on giving.
And it comes to us purely and only through God’s Grace.
What a blessing faith is.