Luke 9:37

Luke 9:37 says, And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.  After Jesus went down the hill, or mountain, with Peter, James and John they were met by many people.  The three disciples had wanted to build a tabernacle for Jesus and Moses and Elijah because of the glorious thing they had seen, but Jesus led them back down the mountain to where the people were.  If we have a mountaintop experience, we cannot just stay there, but must go back down to where the people are.  Verse thirty-eight adds, And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.  A man in the crowd called out to Jesus, calling Him Master, and said that Jesus had to look on his son, who was his only son.  If we come to Jesus with a problem today, we must acknowledge Him as not only our Master, but the Master of the universe.  Verse thirty-nine continues, And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.  The man said his son was under the control of a demon that was causing him to foam at the mouth and hurt himself.  If we have a child today that is under the control of a demon, and that might be drugs or alcohol instead of a real demon,  we need to come to Jesus in prayer out of real love and concern for them.  Verse forty concludes, And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.  The man had come to the disciples who had remained behind and asked them to cast the devil out, and they could not.  What we need to realize is that of our own ability we can do nothing spiritually, but only by the power of the Holy Spirit can we.  Verse forty-one states, And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.  Jesus called those there, including the disciples, a faithless and perverse generation and asked them how long He could be with them.  Though Jesus's time on earth was limited, by faith the people then and we today can do great things for God, but too often we like them fail to act in faith.  He told the man to bring his son to Him, and that is what we must do for our children today.  Verse forty-two adds, And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.  While the boy was on his way, the devil in him threw him down and caused him to harm himself.  The devil will still do all that he can to keep us from coming to Jesus.  Jesus rebuked the devil then, and He will do the same today if we allow Him to.  Verse forty-three says, And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,  The people were amazed and wondered about the miraculous things Jesus did, but we are not told that they put their faith in Him for Who He is, the only begotten Son of God and the Savior of all who will put their faith in Him.  Wondering about God is not enough.  Verse forty-four adds, Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.  Jesus had a message for His disciples, and that was that He would not be with them long before He as delivered into the hands of men who wanted Him dead.  We have so much more of an advantage as followers of Christ today, because the Holy Spirit is always with us.  Verse forty-five continues, But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.  The disciples didn't understand what Jesus was telling them and were afraid to ask Him.  If we do not understand something that Jesus is teaching us today, we need never be afraid to ask Him what He means.