LORD — during this amazing time and experience — nine other disciples were at the foot of this mountain!  This is where a man brought his son for those disciples to minister to the boy — but these nine disciples failed.

In Matthew 17:14 Your Word says — “And when they [Jesus, Peter, James, and John] were come to the multitude, there came to Him a certain man, kneeling down to Him, and saying, ‘LORD, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for often times he falls into the fire, and often into the water.  And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.”

Then LORD, in Matthew 17:14-16 — You say — “The nine disciples had ministered to this man’s son, but they could not cure him.”  Now LORD I see where Jesus had given all twelve of His disciples power to cast out unclean spirits in Your Word in Matthew 10:1.  So You couldn’t say they didn’t have power.  You couldn’t say they were without authority.  You couldn’t say they did not have it — because Jesus said they did have power — and I believe Jesus told the truth.

LORD God — THANK YOU for giving me the answer why none of the nine disciples were able to help this boy?  Your Son Jesus gives me the answer in Matthew 17 — “Then Jesus answered and said, ‘O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you …’” (Matthew 17:17).

Father God — did I just read that Jesus called the disciples “faithless” — “perverse”?  And then Jesus rebuked the devil, and the child was cured from that very hour.  LORD, the disciples had Your power — and I have Your power too.  But I see now that it is my faith acting in You, Your love, that activates this power — or I will be helpless.  Yes — Jesus, You directly rebuked the devil — the one keeping the child in bondage!

LORD God I gloriously praise you today — I am never faithless — I am never helpless, loveless in Your power!  My Jesus gave me power over all sickness, all disease — known and unknown — over every demon of hell (all unclean spirits) — as well as the devil!  You gave me Great Faith — Your Great Faith!  So today — I use my faith — Your Great Faith — You have given me in love to activate this amazing healing power.  I am not faithless or helpless — I am believing (agreeing, trusting, acting loving)  in You in Your Great Faith in me.  I live in Your Great Faith — I have power — with You — in You — through You — by Your love — over every unclean spirit — every diabolical evil there is!  I have Your Power activated by Great Faith in love!