Faith can move Mountains

Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. "Where did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith.

Mark 6:1-6

I am sure that we all can relate to this story in some small way. To me, this is the most amazing thing about the ministry of Jesus, the fact that He came and experienced in the flesh the same situations and circumstances that you and I experience, sometimes on a daily basis as we journey to live our lives for the King. I am sure that you have heard these same words from close family members or loved ones at one time or another as you began your own purposed filled life that God has created you to live: “What makes you so special; You are just one of us and nothing more; You came out of the same womb that I did; You're such a hypocrite; I knew you before you got on this kick with all of this Jesus stuff”. I am going to defer to the well renowned author Max Lucado from his work, Mocha with Max, to help encourage you today in regards to this subject. In this passage, Max is reflecting on Psalm 139:13 which says: “You knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

“Think on those words. You were knitted together. You aren’t an accident. You weren’t mass-produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on this earth by the Master Craftsman. In a society that has little room for second fiddles, that’s good news. In a culture where the door of opportunity opens only once and then slams shut, that is a revelation. In a system that ranks the value of a human by the figures of his salary or shape of her legs…let me tell you something: this is a reason for joy!”


Today, have faith in yourself and have faith in the fact that God has created you for a specific purpose on this earth! You are special; God loves you and wants to use you in an extraordinary way today to help reveal His love and glory to the world around you that is in desperate need of a Savior. In the midst of your seemingly ordinary day, God has a work planned for you to do today, that only you can do. Keep your eyes on Jesus and hang on to the faith that lives inside, despite what others may say or do and you will see how God can use your faith to move mountains, as a result of your love and devotion to Him.

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