He (Jesus) 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." Matthew 17:20
In looking at the vastness of the starry sky this morning
while on my morning jog, I couldn’t help but feel pretty small in all of God’s
wonderful creation. There are times in
my life when my faith seems a little smaller, but I know it’s still there. Small mindedness is not such a bad thing, but
being small minded in faith is bad because it prevents us from seeing the fullness
and extent of God’s plan for our lives.
Most people are familiar with Jesus’ words from
Matthew. He was explaining to His
disciples the reasons why they too could not cast out demons and cure diseases;
it was because they had very little or were simply small-minded in their
faith. The disciples had lost their
faith that Jesus would do what He said He would do. When we doubt Jesus, we fail to see the big
picture and only focus on our very limited capabilities.
Just like the disciples, so many of us as believers have
also lost our faith. Jesus reminds us
that it doesn’t take a lot, just a small amount of faith, the size of a mustard
seed, for us to accomplish great and mighty things.
“Father, help grow our
faith stronger and bolder. I believe in
you, God, but help me to believe even more!
I will seek to serve and trust in your never-ending supply of strength
and power. I ask these things in Jesus’
name. Amen.”
