Matthew 21:21 NKJ Have Faith to Move a Mountain
So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done.”
Acts 4:8-13 Peter defies the Temple Leaders, Risking Death:
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people!9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed,10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.11 He is " 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone. '12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:8-13 Peter defies the Temple Leaders, Risking Death:
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people!9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed,10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.11 He is " 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone. '12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
The world says, “Do it your way.”
The Cross says, “I am the Way.”
The Cross says, “I am the Way.”
The next day, the coach took him just beyond the end of the field where there was a deep ravine. Near the ravine was a huge pile of dirt all cluttered with vines, trash, and the like. The coach told him, “Fill in the ravine”, handed him a shovel, showed him the wheel borrow, and then, he just walked away.
Day in and day out, he did what the coach said.
He could go to the team meetings but for practice, he ..... moved dirt. He could feel the teams laughter at him. Every few days he would ask the coach about practicing with the team, with the same answer every time. “Work on the dirt, I will tell you when you are ready. He had no choice but to shovel in the hot humid sun, hours on end, week after week.
The young freshman wanted to quit, but was determined to play football. Finally, after two months of close personal attention to the shovel, the coach came. “It is time”, the coach told him. Humbly, he asked the coach, “Thank you so much, but why have you not allowed me to practice? Our first game is tomorrow?”
The coach said look at you, “You have gained 23 pounds, it is all muscle. You have showed me you keep trying, you are obedient, and you are not a quitter.” After a few weeks of practice, the freshman started playing in the games.
Through diligent, obedient, faithful trust in the coach, accepting that the coach knew what was right for him, he was accepted for a greater role on the team.
Through diligent, obedient, faithful trust in the coach, accepting that the coach knew what was right for him, he was accepted for a greater role on the team.
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We will always have mountains and hills to move. We must strive to conquer them in service to God. The young man focused on the word of the coach. We must show the same diligent, obedient, and faithful trust to our coach, the Holy Spirit, to know what is right for us. We simply must Trust and in Obedience as Jesus, seek the Will of God in our lives.
In our faithfulness in little things, we will be rewarded with greater opportunities to serve Him in His Kingdom.
In our faithfulness in little things, we will be rewarded with greater opportunities to serve Him in His Kingdom.
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10 Truths about Mountains in our Lives:
- Mountains in our Lives, pray as we may, very often are slow to go away or might not ever disappear. In our mountains, we find strength.
... - Sometimes, God does allow mountains in our path, in doing so He Strengthens us and Shows us His Power in our lives.
... - Our mountains keep us humble.
A behavior in us desired by God.
... - Jesus gave us the example on dealing with mountains in our lives,
pray and be obedient (Matt 26: 39-42).
Never let failure be an option.
... - Jesus had mountains, as with us He did not like some of His mountains. However, He never ran away and always trusted in God’s will.
Likewise, God does not want us to run away;
and in our Faith, He wants us to Trust Him.
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... - God Desires us to trust in Him; When we trust, He gives us Patience to Strive, Strength to Climb, and Perseverance to Finish.
... - Many of our mountains are those of our on creation. Be careful, those can be a slippery slope to sinfulness. Pray to be filled in the Holy Spirit for guidance away from our selfishness.
... - Do not confuse Mountains with Opportunities. Many times Opportunities for us to Glorify God are given to us and appear to be Insurmountable Mountains. We just have to Trust allowing God to work in us to His Glory.
... - The Best way to scale a mountain is to pray for the guidance of the first step, then move out of our cone of comfort... in faith and Climb. This builds our Trust in Him.
... - God’s desire for us is not to sit and pout, His desire for us is for to just, ...Climb! When we climb according to God’s will, mountains build our strength and Trust in God.
In that Trust, our faith is sustained and we are prepared for greater opportunities to come.
Until our faith is where God wants us to be, we may just have to shovel until those mountains are moved to the sea.
We must be faithful, diligent, obedient to God’s word and the Leadership of Jesus.
Pray for the infilling of the Holy Spirit as with Peter in Acts 4:8, growing in His Grace becoming the people Jesus wants us to be.
We must be faithful, diligent, obedient to God’s word and the Leadership of Jesus.
Pray for the infilling of the Holy Spirit as with Peter in Acts 4:8, growing in His Grace becoming the people Jesus wants us to be.
“Greater is He who is in You,
than He who is in the world.”
He is always there to help us.
Thanks be to God.
Especially for our mountains He lets us climb.
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Many people look at opportunity and see a problem. Some people see an opportunity dressed as a problem. Grace, Spirit-filled people see all things before them as opportunities to Glorify God. Click the link to read of a young man obedient to and Trusting his coach that moved a mountian of dirt on his way to achieving his goals. Please share the message on your Fb page as you like, and if you like, click the FB 'Follow' button to have notifications of these publications. For other messages like this, visit my FB page, or on FB visit-"A Daily Thought Group".
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