The Cure Of A Lunatic Child

Church history: The Cure Of A Lunatic Child; Luke 9:37-42.
How deplorable the case of this child! He was under the power of an evil spirit. Disease of that nature is more frightful than such as arise merely from natural causes. What mischief Satan does where he gets possession! But happy those that have access to Christ! He can do that for us which his disciples cannot. A word from Christ healed the child; and when our children recover from sickness, it is comfortable to receive them as healed by the hand of Christ.7
Observations:
1. The person brought to Christ for help and healing; was bodily possessed by Satan. Satan delights in hurting the bodies, as well as the souls, of mankind! Lord, abate his power, since his malice will not be abated.
2. The person who represented his sad condition to Christ; was his compassionate father, who kneeled down and cried out for help. Need, will make a person both humble and eloquent; everyone has a tongue to speak for himself. Happy is he that keeps a tongue for others.
3. The physicians which this distressed person is brought unto, was first to the disciples, and then to Jesus. We never apply ourselves importunately to the God of power, until we need his help. But what hindered the disciples that they could not cast out this evil spirit was their unbelief. The great obstacle and obstruction of all blessings, both spiritual and temporal, coming to us, is our infidelity and unbelief.
4. The sovereign power and absolute authority which Christ had when on earth over the devil and his angels: Jesus rebuked him, cast him out, and charged him to return no more into him. This was a proof and demonstration of the Godhead of our Savior, that, in his own name, that, by his own power and authority, he could and did cast the devils out.