Speak to the Mountain

Daily Scripture Threshing for Today, Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Today’s Text: Mark 11:20–25; Matthew 17:14–21

Key Verse: Mark 11:23 (ESV) — “Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.”

This text falls within Jesus’s final week in Jerusalem, right after He has cursed the fig tree and cleansed the temple. Mark 11:20–25 records Jesus teaching His disciples about faith, prayer, and the authority of the spoken word. The mountain imagery is not accidental. In biblical language, a mountain symbolizes a large, immovable obstacle that stands between a person and God’s purpose. By saying, “whoever says to this mountain,” Jesus is redirecting His disciples from speaking only about their problems to speaking directly to their problems in faith.

The Master has just displayed His authority over nature, religion, and demonic oppression; meanwhile, in Matthew 17, His disciples could not cast out a demon until He reminded them that some mountains require prayer and fasting. An event meant to teach us that faith is not a formula but a relationship with God. The lesson is clear: the power to move mountains does not come from the volume of our voice, the intensity of our emotions, or the repetition of our words, but from faith in God, alignment with His will, and the life of prayer that sustains that faith.

Friends, mountains do not move because we shout; they move because God hears and acts when we speak in faith. As believers, we have access to God-given authority to confront obstacles in the name of Jesus, but this authority is not independent of God’s lordship. The mountain may be a sickness, a financial crisis, a broken relationship, a spiritual stronghold, or a pattern of defeat, but it is never bigger than the God we serve.

When we speak to the mountain, we are not speaking as self-appointed masters of reality; we are speaking as sons and daughters who stand under the authority of Christ and agree with what God has already said. The emphasis is not on “I can,” but on “God can, and He has commissioned me to speak in His name.” What must we take home from this truth? Stop speaking only about your mountain and start speaking to your mountain.

Refuse to allow fear, doubt, or human reasoning to silence your mouth. Anchor your words in Scripture, in the character of God, and in the finished work of Jesus. While you speak to the mountain, continue to speak to God in prayer, because prayer is the atmosphere where faith is sustained and unbelief is exposed. When God gives you a word, speak it boldly, stand on it patiently, and watch Him prove Himself faithful.

Action Steps: Today, identify the mountain that has blocked your progress, peace, or purpose. Speak to it directly in the name of Jesus, using the Word of God as your foundation. Commit to a season of focused prayer and fasting around that issue, asking God to deepen your faith and remove every root of unbelief. Refuse to contradict your faith-confession with words of fear, complaint, or resignation. Testify to at least one person about what God has spoken to you concerning your mountain.

Quote for the Day: “Faith does not ignore the mountain; it addresses it, because the God who hears is greater than the obstacle that looms.” — (Simon Olatunji #quotablequotes)

Let Us Pray: Lord, I thank You because You are the God who hears, the God who answers, and the God who moves mountains. I bring before You every obstacle that has stood against my destiny, my peace, and my purpose. I speak to every mountain in my life in the name of Jesus, and I command it to be removed according to Your will. Build my faith, cleanse my heart from unbelief, and teach me to pray with power and consistency. Let my life declare that nothing is impossible with God. In Jesus’ most glorious name. Amen.

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Thank you for threshing the Word with me today. For further study, read: Matthew 17:20; Luke 17:5–6; James 1:5–8; 1 John 5:14–15.

With all my love and prayers,

Simon Wale Olatunji, Ph.D.

Your Darling Bishop (DaBishop)

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