The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. (Psalm 97:5)

He Can Melt Mt. Everest

The highest mountain in the world is found on the border of China and Nepal in the Himalayas. It towers to a height of 29,031 feet elevation above sea level. Mt. Everest is a huge mountain. God created Mt. Everest as a powerful testimony of the grandeur of the earth’s topography. From the first time that man gazed upon its beauty, the mountain symbolized nature’s incredible majesty. The Tibetan name for the mountain is “Holy Mother.” Mt. Everest is so high it reaches into the upper troposphere and stratosphere. The air is very thin, with freezing winds that can go as high as 100 miles per hour.

As magnificent as Mt. Everest is, the One who made the mountain is greater. The psalmist made a startling statement when he wrote about the power of the sovereign Lord. He says God reigns with power that can melt the mountains like wax. Imagine a mountain so vast as Everest melting like wax before a flame. The only thing it takes to destroy the highest mountain on earth is the presence of the Lord. If God can melt Mt. Everest, what can He do with Sugarloaf Mountain in Florida (312 feet above sea level)?

The contrast the psalmist makes is between the power of God and idols. There is no comparison. God can melt any mountain on earth by His presence, but an idol cannot melt a candle. An idol is a dumb (without a voice) god. He is carved by man to be his god. What boast is there in an idol when an idol cannot speak? Men fall before their images, seeking their man-made gods to deliver them. The one true God can melt a mountain. What comparison is there?

When the psalmist wrote his poem thousands of years ago, he addressed the gods of wood, stone, and metal. There are many gods served today that take on another form of worship. A man’s job can become his god when he spends his life working to gain wealth to live a comfortable life, and then he dies. When a man dies, he does not wish for more time to spend at his job. It has become a futile god. Pleasure is the god of many. They live seeking all the pleasures of life and worshiping the joys of the flesh, and they die. What purpose did their life serve with pleasures that are no more? A failed god.

Serving the one true God that can melt mountains is the greatest joy a man can find in life. He serves the Creator of the mountains, oceans, stars, and planets. Everything in the world is formed by the word of the one who can melt mountains. Imagine for a moment standing at the foot of the towering Mt. Everest and watching it melt away like a fading candle. Would you not serve the One who can do that? His name is Jehovah God, and He can melt mountains. What He wants to do is melt your heart with His love.

God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son to die for you. You did not know Jesus, but you can know Jesus. God has provided a testimony of His Son that you can read and understand the knowledge of salvation found only in Jesus Christ. He will not melt Mt. Everest. It is just that He is that powerful. If you obey Him, He will remove your sins as far as the East is from the West. There is nothing He will not forgive if you are willing to repent. Mt. Everest is not important to God in the scheme of redemption, but you are. The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad.