Moving Mountains

Matthew 21:21 (KJV) Says "Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done." The fig tree is often used in the Bible to refer to the nation of Israel, and here Jesus caused the fig tree to wither in order to illustrate Israel's desperate condition.

We all face mountains (problems) in our lives at one time or another, and through faith they can be moved. How many times have you said or heard someone else say in problematic situations that there's nothing left to do, but pray? We should always pray first, not wait and proclaim it as a last ditch effort.

The above scripture tells us that it is faith that moves mountains. The problem is we tend to forget to call on God when we need him, and instead opt to rely solely on ourselves. We should always do what we are capable of doing in any situation, but we must remember to rely on God as we face the challenges that come our way in life. Jesus tells us in the above scripture that we must have faith, without doubt, if we want to remove a mountain. 

When we face difficulty in our lives, if we fail to rely on God's ability, and instead rely solely on our own we are in major trouble. We know that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us because the Bible tells us so in Philippians 4:13 (KJV). We need always to remember that there are no mountains to large to be moved by almighty God. There is absolutely nothing that is beyond His power, and through faith and reliance on Him we can witness the mountains in our lives being moved.

There are many examples given to us in the Bible of the least likely people being chosen by God to move tremendous mountains. These people did not rely on their own ability, but rather  trusted God to accomplish great things by working through them. Noah could have easily become overwhelmed, and collapsed in despair, when called upon to build the ark, but he exercised faith in God and his ability, and built it.  Joseph went from slave to prince, David slew Goliath, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, and those are just a few examples of the great things God accomplished by working through people who having faith without doubt, opted to trust and rely on Him instead of  relying solely on themselves. The Bible also gives us many examples of Jesus healing people, and then sending them on their way advising them that their faith had made them whole.

If you have a mountain in your life, whether it's a health problem, financial problem, job loss, a task that seems to great for you,  or whatever mountain you may be facing, I would like to encourage you today to go to God in prayer, have faith without doubt, rely on and trust in His ability, and not your own. Wait patiently on God, and remember whatever the outcome He knows what is best for us, and He has a plan for each of our lives. As the Bible tells us in Romans 8:28 (KJV) "we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose."

If you have a prayer request and would like me to pray for you, leave me a message and I will be more than happy to do so. May God bless you.