What an amazing reminder that Christianity is about Jesus, not us. It involves us, but we are here for him. James 4:3 ~ when we ask and do not receive, we have asked for wrong motives, to squander it on ourselves and not for his glory. Amazing message. What a beautiful way to have started my day.
Thank you Alistair Begg and Truth For Life. This was a great two part sermon. I think you are correct about this subject. There are more important works of faith to be done than performing miracles for people. Even if you could move a mountain by faith, what great thing have you accomplished in the end? You moved one big pile of rocks from over here to over there. So what? But if you take a hopeless soul that has been tortured and destroyed and deprived of the redeeming knowledge of God and introduce him or her to a new way of thinking about life, then you have performed a truly great miracle.
Thank you pastor BEGG, times are urgent , we need to hear the WORD OF GOD BEING PREACHED IN SUCH AN URGENT AND HONEST WAY-wish that part one and part two could be broadcast worldwide . the world needs to hear this true preaching, amen .
Many years ago I read a missionaries account of how God moved a mountain. It was a Japanese school, the classroom was always dark because of a hill just adjacent to their school. They also needed somewhere to play. So having heard this fact about mountains being removed in His names asked for this hill to be removed. Unknown to them was the fact that the Japanese government were having a huge reclamation project. The contractors turned up and removed the mountain! What a lesson in prayers given in the a name of Jesus. As you say answered so that faith would develop in their lives and not on a whim of fancy.
It all comes down to whether it's God's will or not. He will give you the desires of your heart if it's in his plan. Remember, we are here for his pleasure. Either you're obedient enough to accept it or not, it's between you and the lord.
This sounds like a very adult understanding of God's workings. I am conflicted. “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Every child I know would take a parent at their word.
