Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Mark 11:20-25
As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” (ESV)
by Paula Reynolds
Looking at these verses I not only think of physical mountains but also the “mountains” that are in our lives that stop us from experiencing a stronger relationship with God. One of the mountains in our lives can be unforgiveness. This passage clearly shows that an unforgiving heart blocks our prayers and hinders our faith. If we want the kind of faith that can move mountains we need to make sure that we have given forgiveness to those who have hurt us. In this way we will be able to go to the Father with a faithful, unburdened and believing heart.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

