{"id":11666,"date":"2016-10-19T09:05:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=11666"},"modified":"2016-10-19T09:07:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:07:04","slug":"worship-wednesday-god-who-moves-the-mountains-dustin-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=11666","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – God Who Moves the Mountains – Dustin Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blog-mountain-pixabay\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n

“…Truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, \u2018Move from here to there,\u2019 and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.\u201d – Jesus – Matthew 17:20<\/a>
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He put another parable before them, saying, \u201cThe kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>– Jesus – Matthew 13:31-32<\/a><\/p>\n

And the Lord said, \u201cIf you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, \u2018Be uprooted and planted in the sea,\u2019 and it would obey you.” – Jesus – Luke 17:6<\/a><\/p>\n

Jesus taught about faith many times to his slow-to-understand disciples. Like them, we can get things backward, thinking that if we only had greater faith, we could pray more effectively and act more powerfully. It’s not about the mustard seed-size of our faith. It’s always been about the object of our faith.<\/p>\n

What a relief and what a challenge. If my faith has to be big enough to deal with cancer, a job for a friend, the poor health of our dads, or this world’s woes, the focus is on me. That won’t get us far at all.<\/p>\n

With eyes on God, there is no limit to the majesty or sufficiency of His presence and provision in our lives.<\/strong> Eyes on God.<\/p>\n

When we look just for what we pray, we try to put almighty Creator God into a small box of “here and now”, while He is working out His purposes for both today and forever. Yet, He calls us to trust Him for the smallest desire of our hearts, at the same time, drawing us to the greatest love possible…in Him.<\/p>\n

\"blog-healing-st-james-united-methodist-church\"<\/a>Photo Credit: STJConnect<\/a><\/p>\n

I trip over wanting to have a greater faith in God than I have at present…but it’s not about going after more faith, it’s going after God Himself. He is more than big enough for whatever situation we are facing today…and He is good…and He loves us. Hallelujah!<\/p>\n

You demonstrate faith not by what you say but by what you do. Faith shows up in your feet, not just in your feelings.<\/strong> That is why Paul instructed us to \u201cwalk by faith,\u201d not to \u201ctalk by faith.\u201d Faith is an action. Jesus said that whoever has faith the size of a mustard seed can move a mountain into the sea. The power of faith isn\u2019t based on who you are, it\u2019s based simply on who God is. Your faith is as big as the God you believe in.<\/strong> Like David facing the giant, sometimes God gives you a bigger-than-life problem so that He can show you His bigger-than-Goliath solution. Keep your eyes on Him…He is faithful. <\/em>– Tony Evans<\/a><\/p>\n

Worship<\/a> with me to Dustin Smith’s God Who Moves Mountains. <\/em>He wrote this song as part of his Healing Is Right<\/em> <\/a>project. Within the song performance, there is space, for the singer\/worshipper to pray. Pray in your worship today for that deep hurt in your heart today…for that undone thing…for your eyes to be fixed on God who loves you and is working out His will in this thing…Whether you see it yet or not…see Him. Eyes on God.<\/p>\n

He is not confined, He confounds
\nHe will not resign, He resounds
\nHe is not restrained, hear the sound
\nOh hear the sound<\/p>\n

Rocks are falling, the broken calling <\/em>
\nTo the God who moves the mountains<\/em>
\n The Earth is shaking, the weary waking <\/em>
\nTo the God who moves the mountains <\/em>
\nYou\u2019ve gotta move this mountain<\/em><\/p>\n

He is not surprised, he surrounds
\nHe can not be stopped, he astounds
\nHe is drawing near, hear the sound
\noh hear the sound<\/p>\n

You say speak, so we say, \u201cMove!\u201d
\nYou say watch what You can do
\nYou say, trust, and then You prove
\nYou\u2019re the God who moves the mountains
\nYou\u2019re the God who moves the mountains*<\/p>\n

*Lyrics to God Who Moves Mountains – Writers: Dustin Smith, David Leonard, Richie Fike<\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube Video – God Who Moves Mountains<\/em> (Live from Dustin Smith)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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YouTube Video – Trust His Heart<\/em> (with Lyrics) – Babbie Mason<\/a><\/p>\n

You Are Meant to Move Mountains<\/em> – Desiring God – Jon Bloom<\/a><\/p>\n

How Jesus Helped His Disciples to Increase Their Faith<\/em> – Desiring God – John Piper<\/a><\/p>\n

The Confidence of Faith<\/em> – Tony Evans<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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