“And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.”
Matthew 17:20
Many people know mustard seeds for how small they are and how big they grow when planted, but probably didn’t know that mustard seeds are considered weeds
When a mustard seed grows it spreads so wide and chokes up other plants in its way.
If you were to plant it in your beautiful garden today, it would take over the entire garden, making no space for any other plant.
They were even rabbinic laws outlawing growing mustard seeds because of how much it would spread and overtake crops.
So, it was almost scandalous for Jesus to say that we should have faith the size of the mustard seed.
Jesus wants his followers to have faith of a mustard seed that grows over time and overtakes the obstacles in its paths. He wants us to have faith that will overtake people, places, cities, and nations for his name’s sake.
He wants His Royal Priesthood of believers to be conquers just like the mustard seed
He wants us to spread throughout the entire earth
proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.
- Your faith does not have to be big
- Your devotion does not have to be perfect
- Your love only needs to be true