Mark 11:23 (NKJV) 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.
God has vested us with His authority and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, and we are to speak to certain circumstances by faith rather than cry out to Him for help. However, to do that, we must renew our minds regarding the power of God.
Colossians 1:16 (NKJV) For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
The divine Word of God—Jesus—created everything in heaven and on earth, both visible and invisible. God reveals Himself through His creation. Out of nothing, God spoke creation into being. This means the same power that holds the universe together is contained in the promises He has given us. God’s Word has creative power and the authority to bring to pass what He has spoken and promised us.
Moses was called by God to deliver His people from their oppression in Egypt. Likewise, God calls us to walk in His will and to faithfully use the gifts and talents He has entrusted to us.
Exodus 3:14 (NKJV). And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
God had to tell Moses who He is because Moses struggled to assure the people that He could deliver them with God’s help. During the burning bush encounter, Moses asked God for a calling card. We usually present our calling card when we meet someone new on a business trip. It gives us an identity, the credibility and the ability to negotiate on behalf of the company, but God simply told Moses to tell the Israelites that ‘I AM has sent me to you.’
This name of God, I AM, is a form of the Hebrew verb “to be”. He expresses His self-existence and the unchanging nature of His character. He transcends the past, the present and the future. He has always been, He is, and He will always be. He is still the GREAT I AM to us today!
The great I AM is the inexhaustible God. He has divine sufficiency. There is endless abundance to meet any circumstances, challenges, demands, and surprises that come out of unforeseen circumstances. This is the assurance God gave Moses: the great I AM was sending him to deliver the Israelites. What an all-encompassing name found in the great I AM! This is also the great assurance and the backing that we have when we “speak to the mountain”!
Reflection: How does knowing that God created and upholds everything by His Word strengthen your faith in His promises?
Sermon Series: The Prayer of Faith
伟大的自有永有者
马可福音 11:23 我实在告诉你们：无论何人对这座山说：‘你挪开，投在海里！’他若心里不妥协，只信他所说的必成，就必给他成了。
神已经将祂的权柄赐给了我们，并使我们与祂一同坐在天上。我们要凭着信心对特定的环境说话，而不是向祂哭喊求助。然而，要做到这一点，我们的心意更新而变化，重新认识大能的神。
歌罗西书 1:16 因为万有都是靠他造的，无论是天上的、地上的、能看见的、不能看见的，或是有位的、主治的、执政的、掌权的，一概都是藉着他造的，又是为他造的。
神圣的神之真道—耶稣—创造了天上地下一切能看见和不能看见的万有。神藉着祂的创造彰显祂自己。神凭空说话创造了万物。这意味着，那维系宇宙的同等大能，也包含在祂赐给我们的应许之中。神的话语带有创造的大能，并有权柄成就祂所说、所应许我们的话。
摩西受神呼召，要将祂的百姓从埃及的辖制中拯救出来。同样，神也呼召我们行在祂的旨意中，忠心使用祂所托付我们的恩赐与才干。
出埃及记 3:14 神对摩西说：“我是自有永有的。”又说：“你要对以色列人这样说：‘那自有的打发我到你们这里来。’”
神必须告诉摩西祂是谁，因为摩西当时很难向百姓保证，凭着神的帮助他能拯救他们。在荆棘被火烧着的经历中，摩西向神索要一张“名片”。我们在商务出差中遇到新朋友时，通常会出示名片。名片代表着我们的身份、公信力以及代表公司谈判的能力；但神只是简单地告诉摩西，对以色列人说：“那自有永有的（I AM）打发我到你们这里来。”
神的这个名字“自有永有（I AM）”，是希伯来语动词“存在（to be）”的一种形式。祂借此表达了祂的自存性以及祂神圣品格的永不改变。祂超越过去、现在和未来。祂是昔在、今在、永在的神。直到今天，祂依然是落实在我们生命中那伟大的“自有永有者”！
伟大的自有永有者是全丰全足的神。祂拥有神圣的丰盛。祂有源源不断的富足，能应对任何由无法预料的境遇所带来的环境、挑战、需求和突发状况。这就是神给摩西的保证：伟大的自有永有者正在差遣他去拯救以色列人。在“自有永有”这个伟大的名字里，包含了何等包罗万象的应许！这也是我们在“对山说话”时，所拥有的伟大确据和坚强后盾！
默想： 明白神用祂的话语创造并托付万物，如何坚固你对祂应许的信心？
讲道系列： 信心的祷告