Mustard Seed Faith

Around my neck I wear a chain that has a tiny mustard seed, and a small silver cross.

In Matthew 17:20 we hear Jesus say, “Truly I tell you 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.”

What an incredible thought!

If you asked me I’d say, “yes, of course I have faith!”, and yet I find that more often than not I am like the man who wanted Jesus to heal his demon-possessed son.  When Jesus told him everything was possible for one who believes, the father replied, “I believe, help my unbelief!”

So what does genuine mustard seed faith look like – well, A few weeks ago, Jim and I watched a movie titled, “Little Boy.”  The movie is set during World War II, and it is a story about a young, eight-year old boy who boy hears the parable of the mustard seed at church.  He then goes about trying to get the faith needed to end the war so his father can come home.

I liked it.  But while I watching it, I realized that Jesus wants MORE from us than just believing in Him.  He wants us to depend on Him.  He wants us to look to Him as the source of our strength and provision.  It means that rather than focusing on the size of the mountain ahead of us, we should be focused on the size of our God who promises that He is with us.

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