Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Maine’s Highest Mountain, Katahdin

Although the song “Aint’t No Mountain High Enough” is a secular song made famous by Diana Ross, it has a gospel feel to it. The idea that there is nothing either high or deep enough to outreach God and His love is a basic biblical concept.

The Apostle Paul attempted to express the magnitude of God’s love for those who love Him when he told the Roman Church that he was “convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8: 38-39)

There “ain’t no mountain” peak of human experience too high for God to understand or heal. Regardless of the personal mountains one faces, the moral morass one might be in, or the depth of grief, chaos, anxiety or fear which overwhelms, we are reassured that there is no place where redemption is unavailable and where the Spirit of God is not present. King David sang to us: “I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! ( Psalm 139:7)

Jesus knew what he was talking about when he spoke with his disciples about the power of faith to remove mountainous obstacles: “…if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20)

Jesus understands our dilemmas because he experienced the traumas, temptations, sufferings, and difficulties which beset us. He qualified to be humanity’s Redeemer because he faced those challenges sinlessly. With transcendent love, grace, and perfection, Christ has taken our sinful imperfections upon himself and saves us when we accept his gift of redemption . As we trust Him, God moves within us and our circumstances. In him is forgiveness, redemption, righteousness, comfort, healing, and hope.

There just “ain’t no mountain” higher than that!

One thought on “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

  1. I like how these posts don’t pretend life is simple. They acknowledge questions, doubts, and mistakes, but still point us toward the bigger truth. Makes the message land more authentically.

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