21So 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. 22And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” [simple_tooltip content=’18 Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry.
19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”
21 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.
22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”’](Matthew 21:18-22)[/simple_tooltip]
What is different about mountain-moving faith? For one thing, God’s kind of faith understands and uses authority. Notice that Jesus said we should speak to the mountain. Most people are praying to God about their mountain, but the Lord said we should speak directly to it. This reflects our God-given authority.
Once I had a toothache that bothered me for two weeks. I prayed and asked God to heal it many times. As I was traveling, I listened to a tape where the minister was talking about speaking to the mountain instead of speaking to God. It dawned on me that I hadn’t done that. I hadn’t used my authority in Jesus’ name. I was asking God to do something that He told me to do!
When I got to my hotel, I looked in the mirror, stuck my finger into my mouth, pointed to my tooth, and said, “You are healed in the name of Jesus. Pain, leave right now!” In less than ten minutes all the pain was gone, and I never had another problem with that tooth.
Mountain-moving faith believes that God has already provided healing for us. In Jesus’ name you can speak directly to the problem instead of speaking to God about the problem. Use your God-given authority, and speak to your mountain today. If you believe, it will move.
