DO YOU KNOW WHAT “EYE OF NEWT” IS? IT’S AN ARCHAIC NAME FOR A MUSTARD SEED. HOW BIG IS A MUSTARD SEED?
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE? IT'S ONE TO TWO MILLIMETERS BIG. MOST OF US WONDER IF WE HAVE ENOUGH FAITH TO LIVE LIFE THE WAY GOD DESIGNED US TO LIVE IT.
WELL, DOES SMALL FAITH WORK? IF WE BELIEVE MORE, CAN GOD ACCOMPLISH MORE? IN LUKE 17, JESUS IS TALKING WITH HIS DISCIPLES ABOUT HARD THINGS: ABOUT NOT CAUSING PEOPLE TO STUMBLE.
THOSE YOUNG AND THOSE YOUNG IN THEIR FAITH. ABOUT THE NEED TO FORGIVE UNENDINGLY. THE DISCIPLES ARE OVERWHELMED AT JESUS’ WORDS AND ASK FOR AN INCREASE IN FAITH SO THAT THEY CAN FOLLOW THROUGH ON SUCH TEACHING.
IN VERSE 5 THEY CRY, “INCREASE OUR FAITH! ” JESUS’ RESPONSE IN VERSE 6 IS NOT THAT THEY NEED MORE FAITH BUT THAT THEY NEED THE RIGHT KIND OF FAITH, SPECIFICALLY, FAITH IN THE PERSON OF JESUS. “IF YOU HAVE FAITH AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED, YOU CAN SAY "TO THIS MULBERRY TREE, ‘BE UPROOTED AND PLANTED IN "'THE SEA,’ AND IT WILL OBEY YOU.
" FAITH AS SMALL AS MUSTARD SEED CAN UPROOT A MULBERRY TREE, WHICH HAS DEEP ROOTS, AND PLANT IT IN THE SEA. WHEN WE STRUGGLE TO HAVE ENOUGH FAITH TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE, LET’S REMEMBER JESUS’ WORDS. GENUINE FAITH IN HIM, AS SMALL AS A MUSTARD SEED, THE SMALLEST KNOWN SEED IN BIBLICAL TIMES, IS ENOUGH TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE IN OUR LIVES.
FROM CASTING OUT DEMONS TO BEING ABLE TO UNENDINGLY FORGIVE. TINY FAITH CAN ACCOMPLISH A LOT.
