Invincible by Robert JeffressSýnishorn

Day One

Conquering Our Mountains

Scripture: Matthew 17:20; Mark 11:22-23

On May 29, 1953, mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first explorers to scale Mount Everest—the tallest mountain on earth at over 29,000 feet. But it wasn’t Hillary’s first attempt. After failing to reach the summit two years earlier, Hillary reportedly shook his fist at the mountain and said, “I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you can’t grow, but as a human, I can.”

Hillary had learned a valuable lesson. A mountain that seems insurmountable isn’t—as long as we’re willing to grow. 

Chances are you and I will never climb a literal mountain like Everest, but we will come face-to-face with other tall mountains in our lives. The mountain looming over us may be called doubt or discouragement. Perhaps we are blocked by a daunting mountain of bitterness or guilt. Or we may find ourselves in the shadow of a seemingly insurmountable mountain of loneliness or grief. 

Like Everest, the mountains you and I face in life can seem overwhelming. But we’re not meant to cower in fear and defeat. With God on our side, we’re meant to be invincible! That’s why Jesus said, “Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him” (Mark 11:22–23). 

In Matthew 17:20, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."

Notice Jesus didn’t say it takes mountain-sized faith to move mountains; it takes only mustard seed-sized faith. Mustard seeds are tiny. Jesus wanted His disciples (and us) to understand that God will honor even the smallest amount of faith. When we put our faith in God and rely on His power, praying according to His will, He will enable us to shake our fists at the mountains in our lives and say, “I will conquer you because I am growing in my faith—and by faith, God will help me be invincible!” 

What “mountain” looms largest in your life right now? What do you want to say to that mountain out of faith?