ALL THINGS – Dr. Neil Anderson
Mark 11:24
All things for which you pray
and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted
If God wants it done, can it be
done? Yes! "All things are possible to him who believes" (Mark 9:23).
If God wants me to do it, can I do it? Of course! "I can do all things
through Him who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).
What are the "all
things" mentioned in those verses? Is this "miracle-a-moment"
living? Can we just name it and claim it? No. "All things" pertains
to God's will. What God makes possible is the doing of His will; what He
empowers us to do is what He desires done. Every miracle outside the will of
God is made possible by the god of this world. Satan can work miracles, but he
cannot please God (Matthew 7:20-23).
Jesus shocked His disciples
when He cursed a fig tree which bore no fruit for Him. The next day Peter
noticed the tree was withered from the roots up. When Peter pointed it out to
Him, Jesus answered, "Whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast
into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says
is going to happen, it shall be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things
for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall
be granted" (Mark 11:23, 24).
Can such a miraculous thing
happen by prayer and faith? Yes, if we understand what a
God-wrought miracle is. A miracle from God is a supernatural intervention in
the fixed order of the universe for the sole purpose of establishing His
kingdom. A true miracle can only be accomplished by God and only to help
fulfill His redemptive purpose.
Moving a mountain into the sea
fulfills no redemptive purpose. Besides, given enough time and earth-moving
equipment, we could accomplish that without God. The point Jesus is making is
this: If God wants it done, it can be done. Nothing can keep us from doing the
will of God, if we believe. Nobody can stop us from being the person God wants
us to be. "Mountains" are often obstacles standing in the way of
accomplishing God's will. Faith removes such barriers.
Prayer: Lord,
I ask that I will be so sensitive to Your Spirit and full of faith that my
prayers will be in harmony with Your will
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