The Expression of Faith

“As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. Being reminded, Peter said to Him, ‘Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.’ And Jesus answered saying to them, ‘Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, “Be taken up and cast into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.’” Mark 11:20-24

There is a spiritual principle that will cause several changes to occur in our lives if we apply it properly. Through it, something will happen to our prayer lives, our conversations with other people, and the evidence of God in our lives.

In this passage, Jesus talked about moving mountains - obstacles in our lives which no bulldozer, shovel, or dynamite can budge. We’ve all faced them. These mountains are either obstacles or opportunities for our faith. How have you responded?

Many times we talk to God about the mountains in our lives; we talk to our friends and even go to counselors for advice. We’ve done all we know to do - and the mountain still stands there. In fact, it seems to have grown. This is the time to resist the temptation to “cop out” and say something like : “I guess God just isn’t in the mountain-moving business any longer.” That’s a very poor excuse for not believing what God says. If He says He will do it, either God will do it or we had better close the Bible and stop fooling ourselves. His eternal reputation rests upon what He says in His Word. We must believe Him.

“I believe though I do no comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.”