The Presence Of Christ Is Needed

Mark 9: 25-29 reads ,
" When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting".
In this passage the physical presence of Christ was needed to oust a demon who
possessed a person. It`s to be assumed that there are some demons with greater powers than others. Christ mentioned prayer and fasting as the only way to force out this particular demon He called dumb and deaf.
Today as Christians there is no difference as to how we should do things. In this alarmingly troubled world that we are living in, we still need to be connected to the Lord. We pray to Him to confess our doubts, difficulties and everyday life.
Importantly enough, we still need to fast (at least a few hours) to make it easier for us to submit more to the Spirit and not to carnal desires. I should emphasize that prayer is where we receive our spiritual strength , fasting merely amplifies this strength. Lastly, we need to study continuously the Word. The presence of Christ through Scripture and prayer is necessary for us to confront the difficulties that may come our way.