Jesus stops his disciples short and asks them: Do you believe in me at all? Do you trust God at all? If we have the smallest amount of faith, God works on our behalf.
FAITH STILL MOVES MOUNTAINS FULL
The issue isn’t whether we are full of faith but whether we have any faith. But Jesus tells us something quite astonishing. We’re prone to think if we just had more faith, then God could do amazing things through us. Jesus also informs his disciples that the kingdom of heaven is as small as a mustard seed (Matt. He clearly speaks of a small amount of faith since the mustard seed was the smallest seed known in his day. Jesus tells them they don’t need great faith they need just a little faith. Then they could cast out demons and forgive a brother or sister who’s especially annoying. In the stories recounted in both Matthew and Luke, the disciples long for more faith.
All kinds of questions enter our minds.Īre we failing to see great things from God because of our lack of faith? Encouraging faith In Luke, those with mustard seed faith will be able to forgive those who sin against them since such faith can pluck up mulberry trees and cast them into the sea (Luke 17:6).
In Matthew, mustard seed faith is tied to expelling a demon, and Jesus says those who have such faith can move mountains (Matt.
Twice the Lord told his disciples that if they had faith like a mustard seed they could do jaw-dropping things. Peter tells us Paul wrote some things that are hard to understand (2 Pet.
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