In Matthew 17:20, Jesus says; For assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
He says that we can speak to the mountain, and it will move. The mountain symbolizes the obstacles, hindrances, or battles we face. That being said, have you ever spoken to a mountain and found that it didn’t move? I know I have.
Recently, while studying, I came across a scripture that provided me with valuable insight. It guided me on what to do when I speak to a mountain, and it doesn’t seem to move. The scripture is found in Isaiah 41:15-16.
Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, and make the hills like chaff. You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; You shall rejoice in the Lord, and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
This scripture states that God will transform us into a new threshing sledge equipped with sharp teeth. When I researched the term “sharp teeth,” I found that it refers to a double-edged sword. Aha! This reminds me of another scripture that also mentions a double-edged sword.
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Heb 4:12)
As I continued to study this, I found that “threshing the mountains” is a metaphor for overcoming seemingly impossible challenges. Mountains, as stated earlier, represent obstacles or powerful forces standing in our way.
To crush them means to achieve complete and utter defeat. The root word here, “daqaq,” signifies the act of pulverizing or breaking something into pieces. The phrase “to reduce to chaff” suggests that something has become so insignificant that even a gentle breeze could easily blow it away. This reminds me of a study I conducted years ago about the anointing. That study stated that when God’s anointing is applied, it destroys the yoke, leaving no trace that it was ever there. I truly love that!
God has provided a way for us to achieve complete victory in every situation. If we speak to the mountain and it doesn’t seem to move, there is still hope. We can continue to confront that mountain until it is reduced to nothing—until it becomes so small that the wind blows it away, never to be seen again.
How do we achieve this? We use the two-edged sword, which is the Word of God. We declare and apply the Word of God to our situation repeatedly. With each declaration, we believe that the Word is breaking down the mountain that stands before us, chipping away at it until there is nothing left.
God promises us that we are like a threshing sledge, empowered through Jesus Christ to conquer every mountain that tries to come against us. This message is one of empowerment, assuring us that we can overcome every enemy and every challenge through Jesus and the Word of God.
Do you have a mountain in your life that feels overwhelming? If so, do not despair. Keep speaking to that mountain. Keep declaring the Word of God and continue praying. Don’t stop what you are doing. Today, I am asking God to give you a vision of how you are gradually chipping away at that mountain. May He show you how that mountain is becoming smaller and smaller until, one day, a gentle breeze from the Spirit blows it completely away. May God hasten His Word to fulfill it in your life today. That is my prayer for you..
This is such a timely and confirming message to me. Thank you for imparting God’s whisper to my heart.
This message was very powerful. Well said . You laid out how to break down those mountains in our lives through praying the word of God over them. The mountain turns to chaff and blows away. A beautiful and powerful word picture.
Loved it
I also liked what you said about the anointing destroyed or breaks the yoke as if it weren’t ever there. Could you write more on that topic. Or if you have an earlier message on this topic of anointing please forward to me.
Thanks for your research. Blessings to you and your family.
Good morning and thank you, Kim, for this precious word. Yesterday, my husband and I drove to visit our 22 year old daughter whom, for her reasons, we hadn’t seen since July. While wonderful to set our eyes upon her and wrap our arms around her, alarms went off in me when I saw how thin and pale she looked and how absent from her body she seemed. For over 10 years my husband and I have stood before this seemingly intractable, growing mountain of her illness – confused, terrified, angry, pleading, striving, exhausted, grieving. Two years ago we read The Believer’s Authority and started speaking the word of God to it and along the way, God has encouraged us with visions and dreams but we haven’t seen breakthrough yet and in fact, things appear to worsen. I woke up this morning with anxious thoughts forming before I even opened my eyes and then remembered a teaching yesterday to be anxious about nothing and to cast my fears upon Him. I reminded myself that the Lord has given both my husband and me separate words and visions about our daughter to hold fast to and we do. Your word encouraged me with a wonderful word picture of reducing that mountain to chaff by keeping on keeping on threshing it with the Word. Thank you, Kim, and blessings for your day!
Amen amen
I love the word picture too of speaking to the mountain and continuing to thresh the mountain to chaff. I think as we are threshing the mountain (our problems) , we are also threshing the chaff /dross in our lives to trust God for the results.