"Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."
Matthew 21:21, 22.
Didn't David practice this as he ran toward Goliath? Didn't he speak to the mountain? And didn't he get results?
"This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel."
I Samuel 17:46.
What you're about to read are this author's efforts at speaking to the mountain. In saying things as if they already are, we honor God. We exercise faith - especially when the things spoken are outwardly impossible. "Them that honour me," the Lord declares, "I will honour." 1 Samuel 2:30. So let's get to it. Let's speak to the mountain.
The Sounds of War. Why did God hold back the winds of strife in Syria last week? Many reasons, no doubt, not the least of which is to save and preserve life. In the midst of these, however, is this (I'm speaking to the mountain now): what's at stake in the entire Middle East is the greatest sea change in religious thinking in the history of our planet. Though they don't know it, Moslems by the millions are about to make decisions for Christ. And Israel? After almost 2,000 years of denial, she's finally about to acknowledge her Messiah.
" For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob."
Romans 11:25 - 26.
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Sermons for the Dome. What could possibly bring this sea change about? What could possibly bring millions of Moslems and Jews to see Jesus as Messiah at the same time? There's only one power on the face of the earth that can: i.e. the word of the living God!
"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do."
Hebrews 4:12 - 13.
It was Luther who wrote:
"I put forward God's word; I preached and wrote-this was all I did. And yet while I was asleep... the word that I had preached overthrew popery, so that neither prince nor emperor has done it so much harm. And yet I did nothing; the word alone did all."
The (New, Illustrated) Great Controversy, page 190.
David had faith - plus five stones!
Luther had faith - plus one poster!
We've got faith - plus stones and poster.
That poster, our sling, is set to let fly seven living stones, launched first from New York City's subways. Before these the gates of hell will come tumbling down - I'm sure of it. Evoking the legacy of the angel Gabriel, whom the Moslems call Jibril, the first two challenge. These, in combination with the remaining five (which likewise revolve around prophecy) will bring about that sea change. But we're not content with them, as though there can be no improvement here. God can easily give you some thought, some gem that can help make them better. If you've got the time, please read them. We'd appreciate any comments or insights you might have.
"(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."
2 Corinthians 10:4, 5.
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