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WORD OF GOD
Part 1: The Mountain and the Measure of Faith
Let's open our Bibles to the book of Zechariah, chapter 4, verses 6 through 9 β a chapter we all know well, and a scripture we love to quote: "Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit."
We are a blessed generation. In the Old Testament, God's people were given prophets and instructions to follow. But we have received the Spirit β the Spirit of the Father. That is why we are blessed to have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us.Can someone read for us Matthew 17:20-21?Notice β a mountain is mentioned in Matthew, just as a mountain is mentioned in Zechariah 4. Jesus was not just giving a random example. He chose a mountain because a mountain is something massive β something that, by human strength, is impossible to move. But through faith, Jesus said, all things are possible.
In Zechariah, we hear of another mountain. We know the story β Zerubbabel was rebuilding the temple, and there was opposition. People were fighting against him to stop what he was doing.
With the human mind, when there is opposition, we think we need more soldiers. When we're struggling, we think we need more money to finish what we're building. But when the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, God said: "Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit."Why did God reveal this to Zechariah specifically? Because Zechariah was a prophet, and whenever God reveals something to a prophet, He is sending that prophet to carry the message to the people. God was sending Zechariah to go and tell Zerubbabel: what you are facing is about to be removed.
But why didn't God simply remove the mountain Himself, without informing Zechariah and Zerubbabel first? This is where Matthew 17:20 comes in β Jesus speaking about faith.
To activate the Holy Spirit's power to manifest in your life, you need faith. God understood that even if He removed the mountain, if Zerubbabel was already defeated on the inside β if he had already given up, saying, "I'm facing too much opposition, my resources can't finish what I started" β then even an open way would not help him, because he would still sit down in defeat.So when the word came to Zerubbabel, faith was activated: God is with me.Whenever you face a challenge, you must first conquer it from within β before you ever see it removed on the outside. When we talk about "the mountain," we are talking about whatever challenge you are facing. If you are already defeated on the inside, you cannot overcome it outside, even if God clears everything ahead of you. You might have a thousand people willing to help you, but if you yourself are not willing to fight, nothing will move in your life. When God told Zechariah to go and speak to Zerubbabel, He was activating faith in Zerubbabel β so that Zerubbabel would know: God is with me.