Seventeenth Mountain Peak
"Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing: and they that strive with thee shall perish" Isaiah 41:11.
As HUMAN BEINGS, we are full of fears and have to face many hard obstacles in our Christian path. Every fear or difficulty appears like a mountain, whether we receive it as a" temptation, a trial or a suffering, but the promise is in v. 16. "Thou shall fan them, and the wind shall carry them away." Every obstacle, however hard, can be fully overcome by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Weak believers become mighty, and by claiming God's promises they go on conquering every obstacle in their life.
You find that thought is made clear in the Acts of the Apostles. The disciples were threatened by the High priest and high powers, but as they prayed, the place was shaken (Acts 4:
31. 33). In the beginning they had been threatened and opposed by the authorities (Acts 4: 18, 21). They were few in number, but as they depended upon God to help them, and prayed, that prayer shook the whole world and they began to thresh the mountain. By their appearance they were ordinary men, but they knew how to take hold of God. That is how every believer can become as a new sharp threshing instrument and can rejoice in the victory the Lord gives in every trial. Isa. 41:19, 20 In our condition as sinners we cannot produce even ordinary graces. We are barren, and have nothing, but the Lord is saying: I will make you like the cedar, myrtle and pine trees. They are the best trees to provide the best timber. You will not find them in desert places. They remind us of all virtues of Christ. His love, joy. long suffering, patience can be seen in us by seeing Him. All the beauty and glory of Jesus can be seen in a believer who is prepared to be possessed by God. Isa. 42:16 Now the blind cannot find their way. They can find their way for a short distance for their food and tea at the table, but not long distances. I saw a blind man in France, a very clever man, and he said to me: "You are my guest. I want to show you all the things in the house". He showed me the bathroom, and even the smallest thing, as the switch. One man came to see me and said to me. "Would you like to walk, or will you come in a taxi?" I said "I cannot walk because I do not know the way." Then immediately the blind man said, "I will show you the way." Even a blind man can lead when he knows the way, but here the Lord is saying. to those who are blind spiritually, "1 will lead you by a way you do not know. Let me lead you and you will find your way". It is a wonderful experience to be able to hold God's hand and walk safely everywhere. In life there are many experiences in which God shows you the way in a wonderful way.
Some years ago we were having a Gospel meeting in a village, after open air meetings in the City. It became dark and we had to walk ten miles to the meeting place and nobody in the party knew the way. There was no road or footpath and we had no light in our hand to direct us. We only prayed: "O Lord, take us to the other place". Somehow we found the place, and how it happened I do not know, but an unknown hand Jed us.
In your life there may be many hard situations and you feel puzzled. You don't know what to decide. Call upon (he Lord and say: "Lord, you promised to lead me and show me the way", and suddenly you will find light shining on your path. By simple faith take hold of Him.