Mark 11:12-14 (NKJV) Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.” And His disciples heard it.
Jesus spoke and commanded things. He also taught his disciples to do the same. Hence, as children of God, we ought to do the same by speaking to the mountains in our lives.
In this passage, Jesus spoke to the fig tree and later He went on to teach His disciples a lesson.
Mark 11:20-23 (NKJV) Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.” So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
In the Scriptures here, Jesus teaches an important lesson. He shows us clearly that in order for a mountain to be removed, we need to speak to it. In Mark 11:23, Jesus mentioned three times to speak but only once to have faith. This shows the importance of speaking faith-filled words when we face mountains in our lives.
The fig tree was dried up from the roots. It tells us that when we let our words be inline with God, those things that are not fruits from God will dry up. Jesus said if we want the mountains to be removed, we need to speak directly to the mountains. Interestingly Jesus did not tell us to pray to God about our mountains but speak to it and it will be cast into the sea.
Prayer is important but there are occasions where we need to take up the authority already given to us and speak directly to the obstacle, the challenge, the giant.
In order for our words to have any mountain-moving power, we must believe what we say. We need to place more value in the words that we say and not just say things in order to be friendly or nice. Sometimes we have to start saying things by faith even though our feelings are not inline with it. We may have a hard time believing what God says in His word and our faith may be like a mustard seed. However, that is good enough to begin with. When we start speaking inline with the word, more faith will arise in our hearts.
Maybe you are at a season in your life where life is hard. You may feel like God is not close to you and you feel like a failure. Maybe you feel like giving up and just want to stop fighting for what God has placed on your heart and focus your energy on something else.
If this is the season you are in right now, it is the best time for the power of faith to work through speaking to your mountain and turn your situation around! It is often during challenging seasons that our faith is put to a test where we cannot rely on our own feelings except to put our trust in the Word of God and His promises. We have to allow faith to arise within us.
Romans 10:17 (NKJV) So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
The Bible is so clear that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. You build up your faith with the word and you start speaking to the mountain. The more you speak, the greater the confidence and authority will be as your faith is building up within you. Instead of having the mountain and the situation mocking you and make you feel small, you start mocking the mountain with greater faith. When you come to that place of faith, the mountain has no choice and has to cast itself into the sea!
Sermon Series: Get a grip on your lips
向大山说话
马可福音 11:12-14 第二天，他们从伯大尼出来，耶稣饿了。远远地看见一棵无花果树，树上有叶子，就往那里去，或者在树上可以找着什么。到了树下，竟找不着什么，不过有叶子，因为不是收无花果的时候。 耶稣就对树说：“从今以后，永没有人吃你的果子！”他的门徒也听见了。
耶稣说话并吩咐事情。祂也教导祂的门徒这样做。因此，作为神的儿女，我们应该行出一样的事，对生活中的大山说话。
在这段经文中，耶稣对无花果树说话，然后祂给门徒上了一堂课。
马可福音 11:20-23 早晨，他们从那里经过，看见无花果树连根都枯干了。 彼得想起耶稣的话来，就对他说：“拉比，请看，你所咒诅的无花果树已经枯干了！” 耶稣回答说：“你们当信服神。 我实在告诉你们：无论何人对这座山说：‘你挪开此地，投在海里！’，他若心里不疑惑，只信他所说的必成，就必给他成了。
在这段经文里，耶稣教导了重要的一课。祂清楚地告诉我们，为了移走一座山，我们需要对它说话。在马可福音 11:23，耶稣三次提到说，但只有一次提到有信心。这表明当我们面对生命中的高山时，说出充满信心的话语的重要性。
无花果树从根部枯干了。这告诉我们，当我们的话语与神联结在一起时，那些不是来自神的果子就会枯干。耶稣说, 如果我们想把山移走，我们就得直接跟山说话。有趣的是，耶稣没有告诉我们向神祈求移走我们的山，而是对它说话，然后它就会被扔进海里。
祷告是重要的，但有时我们需要拿起已经赐予我们的权柄，并直接与障碍，挑战，巨人说话。
为了让我们的话语有移山的力量，我们必须相信我们所说的话。我们需要更看重我们所说的话的价值，而不是仅仅为了友好或友善说些什么。有时候，我们必须凭信心来说话，即使我们感受到的与信心不一致。我们可能很难相信神在圣经中的话语，我们的信心可能会像芥末籽一样。然而，这是足够好的开始。当我们讲的话与神的话语一致时，我们的心中就会产生更多的信心。
也许你正处在生活中艰难的季节。你可能觉得神和你不太亲近，你觉得自己像个失败者。也许你想放弃，只想停止再为神放在你心里的东西而战，而把精力集中在别的事上。
如果这是你现在所处的季节，这是你凭信心的力量对山说话，扭转你的处境的最佳时机!在充满挑战的季节里，我们的信心常常被试炼，我们不能依靠自己的情感，而应该相信神的话语和祂的应许。我们必须让信心在我们里面增添。
罗马书 10:17 可见信道是从听道来的，听道是从基督的话来的。
圣经是如此清晰地表明, 信道是从听道来的，听道是从基督的话来的。你通过话语建立你的信心,开始对着山说话。你说得越多，信心和权柄就越大，因为信心在你心中建立。与其让山和环境嘲弄你，让你感觉渺小，你可以开始用更大的信心来嘲弄这座山。当你的信心达到了，那座山就别无选择，不得不把自己扔进海里！
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