Speak To Your Mountain

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. (Mark 11:23)

Jesus didn’t tell us to pray about the mountain. He didn’t say to study it or ask God to move it. He said that the believer is to speak directly to the mountain. Speak to it. Address it openly. Command it to move.

That is an important difference. Prayer is communication with God, but authority is exercised through declaration. When Jesus cursed the fig tree, He didn’t ask the Father to wither it; He spoke to it. When He calmed the storm, He didn’t pray for the wind to stop; He rebuked it and said, "Peace, be still." When He raised Lazarus, He called him by name and commanded him to come out. This is the pattern of Kingdom authority: the believer opens their mouth, speaks to the situation in faith, and sees things change.

However, Jesus also gave a condition for this. He said you must not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass—not based on what you feel or how the circumstances look, but based on what you say. “He who he saith.” “He saith.” “He saith.” Three times in one verse, Jesus linked the outcome to speaking what you believe.

The mountain isn’t the problem—your mouth is. Your belief is the issue. Open your mouth and use what God has placed inside you.

Practical Application

Identify the mountain in front of you now. What situation hasn’t moved, what problem keeps standing? Stop talking about it to everyone and start speaking to it with the Word. Specifically, out loud, in faith. Tell it where to go. Say it like you believe it. Then say it again tomorrow. Keep speaking until it moves.

Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21