Matthew 17: 20: "So Jesus said to them, 'Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing shall be impossible for you.'" Let us understand what Jesus was not saying here. He was not telling you that you could move a real mountain. He was not providing you with some unlimited power for you to use in your sinful flesh. To "move a mountain" was a Jewish figure of speech that meant doing what seemed impossible. With God all things are possible. Jesus is connecting active faith with submission and obedience to God. It is His will that is to be done, not ours. We must bend our will to His. Prayer to be answered with a "yes" must be according to God's will. (1 John 5: 14) Jesus wants us to pray, have faith and be willing to submit our will to His. When we can do that, we will be able to move mountains that He wants moved! And, why would we want to move any He doesn't want to move?
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