IT ONLY LOOKS LIKE A BOULDER

IT ONLY LOOKS LIKE A BOULDER

 The Chinese word for CRISIS suggests that every problematic situation actually has two heads, one of danger and one of opportunity.  Oftentimes, the challenges that confront us are pregnant with promising and powerful potential.  For further enlightenment on this, consider the following story.

In ancient times, a king had a large boulder placed on a roadway.  Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.

 Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.  Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way.

 Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables.  On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried his best to move the large rock to the side of the road.  After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

 As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been.  The purse contained many gold coins, along with a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.

 The peasant learned what some seldom seem to comprehend.  That is, every obstacle presents an invisible opportunity to improve one’s condition.

 Today, instead of cursing or complaining about your circumstances, why not make every effort to move the boulder in your pathway. 

 How so?

 The ancient Greek mathematician, Archimedes, famously said “Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world.”  It’s a natural principle that works just as well in the spiritual realm. FAITH is the lever.  PRAYER is the fulcrum.  And Jesus Christ teaches that we believers are able to MOVE OUR WORLD by simultaneously deploying these two covenant mechanisms – in conjunction with the POWER OF HIS SPIRIT that dwells within us. (II Corinthians 4:7 and Philippians 4:13)

 Prayerfully ponder the Word:

 Matthew 21:22

And whatever things you ask in PRAYER…BELIEVING…you will receive.

 Mark 11:23

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.

 II Corinthians 4:7

But we have this TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS [The Holy Spirit], that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

 Think.  How are you handling your current challenge?  Are you merely SPEAKING ABOUT your mountain, or are you SPEAKING TO your mountain, with WORD-BASED FAITH that is communicated to God’s Throne Room by way of COVENANT PRAYER?

 The situation you are now experiencing only looks like a mountain, a challenge, a boulder, an impossibility.  In truth, it is a GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHRIST TO SHINE, in and through you, thereby brightly illuminating the lives of others.

 Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET YOUR SOON COMING KING.  Maranatha!