Mountain Movin' Mustard Seed

  “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.”  Matthew 17:20

The actual size of a mustard seed is only 3mm!  In Matthew 17:20, Jesus just threw out a demon after the disciples had been trying for awhile to cast this demon out.  I can just imagine the disciples  standing around with their jaws open as they asked, “Why couldn’t we do that?”  Jesus only reply was “If your faith was as small as a mustard seed you could move mountains!”

Throughout the whole time Jesus walked this earth healing others, he says over and over “Your faith has healed you”  My favorite story on faith is not just the mustard seed, but about the Centurion in Luke 7.  A Centurion soldier wanted Jesus to heal his sick slave.  The Centurion met Jesus out in the yard, “Lord, I am not worthy for you to be in my house, but if you just say the word my servant will be healed”  Here is two grown men standing in front of everyone…there is Jesus…then this big Centurion soldier.  The soldier is the commander of armies and Jesus is the commander of the Heavens…..and this soldier knew it!  “Lord just say the word and my servant will be healed”.  Can you imagine the smile that grew on Jesus face?  Jesus turned to everyone following him and said “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

How many times have we prayed for loved ones or friends that were sick?  How many of those times was faith applied to the prayers that the sick person would be healed…even miraculously?  I have no doubt that even today the sick can be healed by faith in the name of Jesus.  I have no doubt that someone can find out about a terminal illness and by faith filled prayer that illness miraculously disappears.  I have seen and heard of it many times….JUST THIS YEAR!

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2

Thank you Jesus for being the perfecter of our faith, for giving the unworthy a chance to be saved and hang out in heaven with YOU.  We are so very far from even remotely being worthy of what Jesus did for us.  In times of joy and happiness; fix your eyes on Jesus.  In times of depression, frustration, and anger; fix your eyes on Jesus.  In times of health or bed ridden sickness; fix your eyes on Jesus.  Continually live by faith in Jesus.  He is the unfailing, loving Christ.  The very Christ who is worthy of mountain movin’ mustard seed faith!

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20

Lord, thank you for choosing the hard road out so I can take an easier way into Heaven.  I don't have to see Your miracles to have the faith that you can still heal.  Lord, I put my faith in You for my everything.  Thank you for rescuing me from who I was and continually shaping me into the one you want me to be.  In Jesus Name…Amen