Only as Much as a Mustard Seed

“When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. ‘Lord, have mercy on my son,’ he said. ‘He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.’

‘O unbelieving and perverse generation,’ Jesus replied, ‘how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.’ Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.

Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’

He replied, ‘Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, 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.’

When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.’ And the disciples were filled with grief.”

-Matthew 17:14-23 (NIV)

I love Jesus’ reply when the disciples come to him asking why they couldn’t heal the boy…“Because you have so little faith…” Have you ever prayed…asking God for things that you think you may need or want, and after waiting for a few minutes, take care of them yourself!? Did you think that God wasn’t going to do anything about it?!

Sometimes, we as humans doubt in what God can do or what He will do. And sometimes, we even underestimate His power. Remember that He was the one who rose from the dead and triumphed over every evil! Remember that He saved every person on this earth from death by making a way to God for us! Remember what it felt like to know that you were forgiven. To know that you were healed. Remember what it feels like to have Him working in your life to make you the best person that you can be.

It doesn’t take much faith to believe in what God will do…only about as much as a mustard seed...

How much faith do you have???

Originally written on Friday, April 9, 2010