The mountains that are moved around us.

 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours” (Mark 11:22-24 NIV).

  It is a common occurrence that believers are often elated, excited and overjoyed with miracles giving evidence of the power of God.  These miracles and interventions by our Gracious God include victories over bondages, sin, sicknesses and even over impossible difficulties and circumstances that followers have faced in the past or are dealing with right now in the present.  How can we not rejoice and celebrate these gracious gifts from our Lord?

    

    We should celebrate the mountains that have been moved in our lives and that we see moved in our world. We should offer to our Lord: praise, honor and thankfulness for His coming to our aid and deliverance but in our joy over the mountain that have been moved, we must never lose sight of the greater joy.  The greatest joy in our lives, is our relationship with our God. He redeemed us from living in hopelessness in a lost world. He fills our lives with wonderful blessings.  He cares so deeply about us that He remakes, refines and transforms us into new creations that reflect the image of our Lord Jesus Christ in all that we do.

    

     Celebrate the mountains that God moved in your life and in the lives of those around you but celebrate even greater, the joy that you know the Almighty Living God as your Father in heaven.  The greatest joy of our lives is knowing the Father that loves us as His children.  He is far greater in all that He is and all that He does, than the mountains He moves in our lives.   Celebrate and be thankful that you are His child and in His care. 

"Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you but rejoice that your names are written in heaven" (Luke 10:20).
Suggested Reading Luke 10 & Mark 11