Matthew 17:20 (NIV)
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I
tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this
mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be
impossible for you.”
A well-built highway bridge is there to stay. For a
lifetime at least. Unless a war breaks out, who would ever think that such a
bridge could be instantly broken up! Impossible!
Maybe we have problems with faith because we do not
really believe in the impossible!
On July 9, 2011, a glacial flood, seemingly out of
nowhere, came upon highway No.1 in south Iceland, by the river Múlakvísl on
Mýrdalssandur. The flood was thought to be the result of a tiny eruption
underneath the icecap of the Mýrdalsjökull glacier, probably in the crater of
the Katla volcano. The eruption melted the ice on the bottom of the glacier,
sending flood waters cascading onto the plain where the racing water tore out
the highway bridge across the Múlakvísl. One moment the bridge was there, the
next it was-gone!
If immense, solid bridges can be so easily moved, imagine
what can be moved by faith that is anchored in our Father in Heaven!
Jesus, the One who had mountain moving faith, explained
why moving mountains was possible: "Don't you believe that I am in the
Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my
own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me
when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe
on the evidence of the miracles themselves." (John 14:10-11 NIV)
Jesus was literally anchored in the Father, so much that
His words were "not just His own". His words came from the Father,
who was "doing His work".
Just like Jesus. We are "in the Father, and the
Father is in us". God's very Spirit lives in us! The problem is, we rarely
tap into that Power! If we did, the impossible would become possible, just as
Jesus declared:
"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me
will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these,
because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so
that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my
name, and I will do it." (John 14:12-14 NIV)
Faith that moves mountains is only possible if it is
placed on the One who showed us this kind of faith!
Yes, solidly-built bridges can be moved. Yes, Jesus still
heals, still frees those in bondage, and still comes to the aid of those in
distress. Nothing is too difficult to God! We have reason to believe in the
impossible. To make this possible we need to acquaint ourselves with the
Miracle Maker. Only a strong, intimate relationship with Him will open doors
that never could be opened before. Only such a relationship will comfort the
broken-hearted and sustain us amidst adversity. The key of
mountain-moving-faith is in one person, the One who paid the price to make this
possible.
"Where's our bridge? It was just there last
week?"
If bridges can be moved, imagine what would happen if we
tapped into faith!
Dear Lord, help us to have the faith that can move
mountains. Help us not waver in the things that we believe but completely trust
in You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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