“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
They make huge plastic bags that are used to cover bales of hay in the
farmlands across
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.
Os Hillman
