I find it interesting that God chose not to name the father in our passage in Mark 9:14-29. In His infinite wisdom He chose to leave out this man’s name. Even though, we can learn a lot from him.
First of all look at Mark 9:17, “And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;” The first thing I notice is his leadership. He said, “Master, I have brought unto thee my son,”.
If ever we need men to step up and be men it is today. Men have been beaten up by so many people that we are losing our desire to even be men. Sitcoms are full of stabs at men. The world and the devil want us to be neutered and just sit back and watch life go by. Guess what? That is not God’s plan for men.
It is high time that men rise up and be men! We must be godly men and lead as Christ leads. How is that you ask? Simple. Jesus led by sacrifice. If you love someone you will serve them. Remember Jesus put a towel about Him and washed disciples nasty, stinking feet? Yes, that is servant leadership.
We are not to be a dictator! That kind of leadership will not work. You will be like the one man who was out in front leading. One day he turned around to look and found he was alone. He was not leading. He was simply out for a walk.
Men, it is high time that we take back our God given responsibility and be a man again. Will you make the sacrifice to be a servant leader? You will not regret it for sure.
So, how are you doing?