Living in Almaty, Kazakhstan to the north of the mountains that border Kyrgyzstan we have the everyday occasion to see the beauty of the mountains every day. I am challenged by them and I know others have taken on the challenge of conquering them by crossing over to Kyrgyzstan. Here is a challenge issued in Streams in the Desert:
Say to this mountain, “Go,
Be cast into the sea;”
And doubt not in thine heart
That it shall be to thee.
It shall be done, doubt not His Word,
Challenge thy mountain in the Lord!Claim thy redemption right,
Purchased by precious blood;
The Trinity unite
To make it true and good.
It shall be done, obey the Word,
Challenge thy mountain in the Lord!Self, sickness, sorrow, sin,
The Lord did meet that day
On His beloved One,
And thou art “loosed away.”
It has been done, rest on His Word,
Challenge thy mountain in the Lord!Compass the forwning wall
With silent prayer, then raise–
Before its ramparts fall–
The victor’s shout of praise.
It shall be done, faith rests assured,
Challenge thy mountain in the Lord!The two-leaved gates of brass,
The bars of iron yield,
To let the faithful pass,
Conquerors in every field.
It shall be done, the foe ignored,
Challenge thy mountains in the Lord!Take then the faith of God,
Free from the taint of doubt;
The miracle-working rod
That casts all reasoning out.
It shall be done, stand on the Word,
Challenge thy mountain in the Lord!
