Throwing Mountains into the Sea

Day 31: Matthew 20:29-34, 21:1-22

“And Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, be taken up and thrown into the sea, it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.’” - Matthew 21:21-22 ESV

How is your prayer life? What are you currently asking God to do that is beyond your ability to accomplish?

Maybe we read through a Scripture like this one, and we think, "That isn't how prayer works in my life." Perhaps we pray, and then we don't see the answers we had wanted or expected from God. This disappointment can be super demotivating for our future attempts to pray.

Two things to take note of from our reading for today:

1) The two blind men didn't stop with their request for Jesus' mercy. The Greek used for “cried out” (krazo) is a word given in present tense continuous action. They had asked more than twice, despite the crowd rebuking them.

2) Jesus ends by saying, "...if you have faith." Trust is required. We have to go all in and believe that God is capable of moving mountains and fig trees.

"God, help us to pray with more consistency and trust, starting today! In Jesus' name, we pray, Amen."

"Matthew thus provides about as dramatic an illustration as one could conceive of God enabling us to do that which seems humanly impossible. This should inspire confidence in his ability to empower us for lesser feats as well." - Blomberg, C. (1992). Matthew (Vol. 22, p. 318)