‘Done’-No More Mistaken Confidence

‘Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My House shall be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it a 'den of thieves.' " '

‘And the scribes and the chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching. When evening had come, He went out of the city.'

‘Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away." '

'So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be DONE, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.' (Mark 11:17-24)

The scribes and chief priests responded to Jesus' cleansing of the temple with confident opposition rather than repentance. Hear the sanctifying prayer Jesus teaches His disciples so they may be made free from any confidence to oppose His words. If you continue in this confession, your confidence will continually come to be found in Him. 'Done' is the place where 'this mountain' becomes a plain.

'This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: "not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit," says the Lord of hosts. "Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!' " ' (Zechariah 4:6)

Now through Jesus Christ crucified and risen, we are saved by grace through faith in Him. His words of faith make us that way!