At a recent Bible study, the teacher gave an excellent lesson on the topic of “Increase your Faith.” He used several scriptures mainly around Jesus’ interaction with his disciples. One of the concepts which came up during the lesson was the metaphor of faith as a grain of mustard seed and how it can move mountains. When I was growing up, preachers used to talk about how small the mustard seed was and all we need is just a little bit of faith to move mountains. However, when I study the theology of the mustard seed more closely, God revealed something very different.
The Word of God today comes from Matthew 17:20
“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”
When Jesus compares faith to a grain of mustard seed, he is not staying a little amount of faith moves mountains, he was actually saying it takes a great amount of faith to move the mountain. If we focus on the size of the mustard seed we miss the shout. The mustard seed is one of the smallest seeds of the flowering plants. However the mustard plant is one of the largest flowering plants. Of all the small things Jesus could have used, he chose to use a seed. For a seed, you need three things: 1) preparation – preparing the soil, knowing what time of the year it grows, knowing the conditions where it grows the best; 2) planting – the seed has to be planted in order to grow; no planting, no flower, no product; and 3) position – where it can get water, where it can get sunlight, where it will not subject to damage from animals. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, we have to be prepared, planted, and positioned like the mustard seed and this mountain the coronavirus has placed on our hearts and minds will be moved. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Becoming the Man I am Called to Be 