Who in the world are the Mountain Movers?

The right answer comes from the Holy Scriptures. 

Jesus said if our faith were the size of a mustard seed (the smallest of the garden seeds) it would be enough to move a mountain or uproot a sycamore tree and cast it into the sea. 

Why would He say such a thing? 

It's obvious He doesn’t want His faithful followers rearranging the landscape, but He does want us to be ones who can do “the Works that He did and even greater (or more) than He.” 

Again we must ask the question why? 

I believe we can discover this for ourselves if we read the scriptures with the goal of coming to know Jesus intimately. He wants us to be just like Him in our dedication to the Father.

Want to know more?  Read on! 

THE MOUNTAIN MOVERS
Ben Marler, Jr 

Jesus said “I AM in the Father and the Father is in Me.” 

This statement got Him into a lot of trouble. His enemies, primarily the Pharisees and Sadducees were quick to jump on Him when He claimed to be God’s own Begotten Son. They could not grasp this Truth. The scriptures were clear that the Messiah would be called EMMANUEL, or God with us. They simply were not broken in spirit, or humble enough, before God and missed Him. 

You know, Jesus only wept two times according to the scriptures. Once when Lazarus died and another time when He wept over Jerusalem just before His crucifixion. Both of these times He wept because they did not recognize Him.

I believe this is why the Church or should I say its members are not moving mountains today. Many say they love the Lord and believe in Him with all of their hearts, but their actions betray them. We must remember one of the things He said to His disciples. “Why do you call me Lord, Lord and not do what I say?” 

Isn’t this true of you and me too? 

I want so much to be faithful, but from time to time I fail Him. This bothers me more than I can say. There are lots and lots of mountains out there that He wants you and me to move. 

God the Father is honored every time I do. You see, it wasn’t my idea to move it in the first place, it was Almighty Gods. When Jesus came to Earth He only had one goal and that was to please the Father. Shouldn’t this be our goal too? Of course, but are not we also often included with those who tend to walk by sight and not by faith?

Would Jesus have ever asked His disciples to do something impossible?

You know the answer to this question. He had carefully prepared them before He sent them out to do mighty works. On one occasion they returned very excited that even the evil spirits (fallen angels) were subject to them (in His Name of course). What did He say to them? 

He said, I know, I rejoiced as I saw Satan fall from Heaven like fallen stars but don’t be excited about this but rather be glad that your names are written down in Heaven. He was referring to the little book of life. In this book, God records the names of those who have surrendered their lives to Christ. Is your name there now? If it isn’t yet, don’t plan on moving any mountains any time soon.

God made it possible for us to obey Him by what many refer to as the wonder of the ages. It is called the “new birth” or as Jesus said to 
Nicodemus, one of the rulers of the Jews, you must be BORN AGAIN. This is considered by many to be the greatest of all miracles. If you will think about it for a moment you may agree. This declaration means that after hearing the Gospel or good news of Jesus Christ we can come under conviction for our sins. When this happens we know we are in real trouble and need a Savior. There is only one, and He is Christ the Lord. When we go humbly to Him, He graciously forgives us for all of them, even those we might commit in the future. Praise the Lord! Then we must ask Him to come into our hearts (lives) to reign as both Lord and Savior. As we receive His breath (Spirit) by faith, we are quickened or made alive with Him forever. We are born again!

The scriptures reveal our spirits are eternal in nature. We humans consist of three parts, body, soul and spirit. We can see our bodies. We can become happy or sad in our souls (our minds or personalities) but we can not touch our spirits. This God shaped place within us is where He comes to abide when we receive Him. This is very clear in John 1:12 one of the hallmark verses in the Bible. "But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God."  

We are never His until we surrender and receive Jesus. Please chip this in stone somewhere in your heart. There are millions and millions of “believers” out there who have never allowed Jesus to come into their lives. You can bet the farm they will never move a mountain. But, the evil one can make them think they can. He is a deceiver or liar according to Jesus. When they fail, they fall farther and farther away from Him. He said there would be a great apostasy (falling away) before the end time. Beware; there is a terrible stumbling block waiting for us if we are not careful. God calls it pride. This is an unclean or evil spirit that comes straight from Satan. 

Jesus was the most humble person ever to walk on the Earth. He never allowed this spirit or any of the others to deter Him. He had only one plan and that was to do the Father’s will perfectly. He was always alert to the Holy Spirit who empowered Him. Jesus did not have time to be proud. He was very single minded in all that He did. Are you and I so like-minded? I wish I could say I always am but I can’t. I want so much to please God for all that He has done for me. 

I know how bad a person I was when He allowed me to join His family. I was very religious and in my mind very bad. I was infected with pride and selfishness. These are two traits most unlike Jesus. For the last 29 years He has been working on me in both areas. He says He will complete the work He began in us.

He told me one time that people do not change people. He said, God changes people and change normally follows trouble. Can you argue with this? I can’t because I found it to be true. All that we can do is lift up others and ourselves up to the Master and allow Him to do what ever He wants in their lives or ours. It should be obvious we do not have to inform Him to their shortcomings or ours.

I believe there is much for us to do before He comes. Some of us will have a funeral and go up alone. He said there is a day appointed for all of us to be born and a day appointed for us to die. The rest of His family will surely go up when He shouts with the voice of the archangel. Please read about this today. You can find it in 1 Thessalonians 4:13. this should make any true believer very happy. "And now, brothers and sisters, I want you to know what will happen to the Christians who have died so you will not be full of sorrow like people who have no hope.  For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus comes, God will bring back with Jesus all the Christians who have died.  I can tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not rise to meet him ahead of those who are in their graves.  For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves.  Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever.  So comfort and encourage each other with these words."   

I believe God is going to take His family out of here before the terrible times come. I know some don’t believe this but I trust you will as you come to know Jesus more and more. As you do, you will find and live in His shalom (peace).

The main question facing you now is do you want to be a mountain mover? If you do, why not go now to the Lord in prayer and tell Him. This will make His day! God is looking for those who have become true disciples of Jesus to do His unfinished work here. If you are born again of His Spirit, God lives within you and you are “born from above”. Now that you are, you will never die, according to Jesus. He said, “I AM the resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me, even though he die, yet shall he live. Whoever lives and believes in Me shall NEVER DIE.” The key words here are lives and believe. Do you live in Jesus? Do you allow His Word to live in you and rule your life? In John 15 He tells us He is the True Vine. We are the branches and we Must Abide in Him or we will not produce the fruit of His Spirit. Please read this today and see what else He says there.

When you become a mountain mover for God you will be in a small minority in His family. You will become filled with the joy of the Lord. I have experienced this before in small amounts and there is nothing comparable with it on Earth in my experience. I commit my life to the Lord using Ephesians 2:10 as my commitment prayer everyday so I can enjoy it as much as possible. "For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."  

This joy (elixir) is so powerful and overwhelming that it generally brings tears to me. I hope you will use this scripture for at least seven straight days. If you do, I believe you will never stop. This requires a discipline, which I believe all disciples should have anyway. What do you think?

A last suggestion for you; please fill your life with the Praises of our God and Father Who has redeemed you from death to an everlasting life in His Son. If you do, you will find that you’re prayers are quickly answered even as He has promised and you will become one of His mountain movers.

PTL!

If you desire to know more about Jesus Christ who loves you, and you want to ask Him  into your heart, receiving His Saving Grace please click on this Salvation Prayer