He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have
faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here
to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20
Does God do miracles in business? Is He concerned about the mountains we face in
our work life? Does He want us to bring the everyday problems we face in the
workplace to His attention? The answer to every one of these questions is yes.
God wants to be involved in every aspect of our lives.
Gunnar Olson, the Swedish founder of the International Christian Chamber of
Commerce, tells a story about God performing a miracle in his own business a few
years ago. He owns a plastics company in Sweden. They make huge plastic bags
that are used to cover bales of hay in the farmlands across Europe. It was the
harvest season and they were getting ready to ship thousands of pallets of these
bags to their customers. More than 1,000 pallets were ready to ship when an
alarming discovery was made. Every bag on the warehouse floor had sealed shut
from top to bottom. Scientists declared the entire stock as worthless trash.
Nothing could be done. The company would go out of business.
Gunnar, his wife, and children sought the Lord in prayer about this catastrophe.
The Holy Spirit spoke through various family members. The wife said, "If God can
turn water into wine, what are plastics?" The daughter said, "I don't believe
this is from the Lord. We should stand against it." Gunnar sensed they were to
trust God for a miracle in this situation. They began to pray. They took
authority over this mountain of a problem based on Matthew 17, which gave them
the authority to cast a mountain into the sea if faith only the size of a
mustard seed could be exercised. The following Monday they went to the warehouse
and laid hands on every pallet asking the Lord to restore the bags to their
original condition. It took several hours. Later, the employees began to inspect
the bags. As they inspected the bags, they discovered that every single bag had
been restored to its original condition! An incredible miracle had taken place.
What obstacles have been placed in your life that need a miracle today? Could
God be setting the stage in your life for you to trust Him at new levels you've
never trusted before? God sets the stage to allow His power to be revealed for
those willing to exercise the faith of a mustard seed. All things are possible
with God.
Excerpted with permission from the book TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman,
copyright 2000, Destiny Image Publishers, Reprinted by permission. For free
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