I remember as a child people talking about mountain moving prayers. As a kid, I wasn’t sure what they were talking about. However, I soon learned from listening to older Christians that mountain-moving prayers are not for the faint at heart. It takes a serious Christian to engage in that type of prayer. Mountain-moving prayers require mountain-moving faith! A faith that is not based on hearsay, but on personal knowledge. Knowledge, based on God’s word, not a verse or phrase you have heard here and there, but truth gained from reading, studying, and connecting with God alone. Mountain moving prayer is the prayer that is filled with faith because faith pleases God.
Hebrew 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
God’s word is our chief contact with him. It is him talking to us. It is the connection with truth. It is what prepares us to know what to pray, and how to pray so that it will be answered. He left us with his ways, his thoughts, and his bond. He tells us in Jerimiah 33:3 to call on him and that he will answer. He delights in our prayers. We are to come boldly before the throne of grace and find mercy in time of need. He feels everything we feel. Our pain from sickness, our sorrow for a wayward child, or the grief we feel over the loss of a loved one. Jesus feels our pain and when we have needs, we are to not just bring them to him, but to do it boldly!
Hebrews 4:15 &16 “For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
It is so great to know this God. A personal God. One that truly cares about me and my needs.
I have experienced great joy, as I have watched impossible requests become, not just possible, but reality. The reality in a world where doctors can explain almost every situation that we have medically. It is a world where logic takes over. A world where there is destruction and sorrow on every corner. Yet, my God chose to show himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are found blameless or perfect before him.
II Chronicles 16:9a “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.”
Those who do not know Jesus can only experience our words as we brag on our God. They cannot feel the joy we have or celebrate the victory God brings. Oh, they may be happy for what my God has done, but they cannot feel the joy of knowing “that was my God that did that.”
When was the last time you knew God answered a pray that you prayed? If you have not experienced Mountain Moving Prayer, it’s not God’s fault. We are sometimes our own enemy. We keep ourselves from experiencing the best part of life because of laziness or unbelief. God wants to show us His power and might by allowing us to experience Mountain Moving Prayer!
