“O unbelieving and perverse generation…” Matt. 17:17
An unsuccessful exorcism leads to a groan by Jesus about unbelief. But He surprises me when He goes on to link perversion with unbelief. What are they doing here that is perverted?
Perverse means to distort, misinterpret or corrupt. We were designed for faith in God. This is as natural to being human as the sun and moon are natural to the sky. Unfortunately, the fall of man distorted our design. In Jesus mind, it is perverse to doubt or not believe. It is normal and reasonable to have faith in God.
This frustration of Jesus regarding our unbelief resonates with me in terms of my goat. We purchased a goat for the purpose of having a calming influence on our horse. But we also purchased it to have an unusual pet. The person we bought it from assured us that it was very people friendly and was raised by children. Well, we later found out this goat is terrified of us. This goat has no greater friend on this earth than my wife and I. We feed it, water it, if it is in bad health we take it to the vet. We’ve never beaten it or raised a hand to it. We even gave it its best friend, the horse. Nevertheless, we can’t get near it. It is terrified of us. That doesn’t make sense to me. Hmmm, maybe when I don’t trust God, when I have “little faith”, it is frustrating in a sense to Him because it just doesn’t make sense.
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