Mustard Seed Size Faith

“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.”
- Matt 17:20 KJV

Mustard seeds are the small round seeds of various mustard plants. The seeds are usually about 1 or 2 mm in diameter. Mustard seeds may be colored from yellowish white to black. They are important spice in many foods. We can draw a conclusion that a mustard seed is a very small seed indeed.

With so much uncertainty in the world today from the economic downturn, unemployment, political upheaval in Washington, relationship breakdowns, natural disasters the housing bust and war around the world, our hope and faith for better days ahead is being severally tested.

Jesus compares mustard seeds to mountains. He talks about the quantity of faith that it takes to do the impossible which is to remove the mountains in our lives. He says that it only takes a mustard seed amount of faith to move a mountain. Think about it, all it takes is faith the size of a lowly mustard seed to overcome a mountain. Faith says to the mountain, be thou removed and it is removed. You need faith to move any and every mountain. You and I need faith to sustain us like we need air to breath and food for nourishment. Your faith removes mountains. Faith releases the power of God to move you forward.

Sure, there are mountains of every kind that challenge us everyday. Fear, doubt, financial challenges, relationship challenges, health issues are mountains just to name a few.

Whatever mountains you have to cast into the sea, whatever valleys you have to build up, whatever people you have to move out of your way, whatever walls you have to knock down, whatever you have to do just get out of your pit, your faith the size of a mustard seed removes mountains.