Reading: Matthew 17:20, He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, 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."
Many people believe that, when Jesus said that you can move a mountain, he was speaking figuratively or metaphorically. Me?... I truly believe that He meant exactly what He said. God is the creator of the universe. He told that same mountain where to stand in the first place. This reminds me of the time my dad taught me a lesson about hunting. When I first started hunting, whether it was rabbit or deer, I would look about 20-40 feet out in front of me watching for movement. My dad realized what I was doing when he asked me, “Hey, did you see that deer over there?” And, in my typical response I would reply, “Deer? What deer? Really? Where?” My dad wisely told me that wherever my eyes were looking, I would see everything in between; so, he taught me to look as far as I can off in the horizon, and I would see the movement of the animal between where I’m looking and where I’m standing. That instruction has worked like a charm. Same is true with what Jesus is teaching. If Jesus said, “All you need is faith the size of a mustard seed to say, when there’s rain clouds overhead, ‘rain’ and it will rain.” The thing is, the chances are pretty high that it would be possible. Jesus chose something far off in the distance, not just something improbable but, rather, impossible. He knew full well that if He can get us to truly have faith that God could do that far off in the distance thing… then, everything in between is something that you and I can see through the eyes of faith as a possibility for God to do in and through us. Let’s not minimize God’s ability to accomplish His great power and glory through us. Believe that He really can move Mount Shasta.
How is your faith? Have you been limiting God to simply looking 20-40 feet out to the “possible”? In what areas in your life do you need to trust God to do the improbable or, better yet, the impossible and how can you do that today?
REVIEW
How were you able to specifically trust God and increase your faith in Him today?
What were you able to surrender to Him through faith and how did that impact your day?
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