Mark 11:22-23 Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. 23 For truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, he will have whatever he says. (Mark 11:22–23, MEV)
On the surface this may seem like a simple statement about faith. What many of us may not realize, this was also a delegation of authority and instruction. If you interpret this passage as a delegation of authority, you do well because it is understood that only God could be the source of such a miraculous ability. Some have looked upon the passage as if they were in total control, as if they could speak something outside of God’s character and purpose. “He will have whatever he says” would only be within the confines of God‘s character and purpose. We would not be able to speak outside of his word.
 Jesus makes a generalized statement to those who hear his word.
“Whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. (Matthew 7:24, MEV)
Many of those who complain that they don’t see miracles are of those who failed to get out often and exercise their faith. We will never see something that we are failing to cultivate.
To give you an example of what it looks like to apply this teaching, let’s talk about healing. Healing was hinged to the authority of Jesus. It doesn’t really matter if sickness was caused by malnutrition, disease, or demons. You could call it by its name or its symptom and tell it to leave and it has to go. You might ask, how do I know that everyone could do this?
The passage below proves that anyone who believes could operate in this authority.
Mark 16:17-18 These signs will accompany THOSE WHO BELIEVE: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:17–18, MEV)
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