Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Faith is, indeed, such a powerful gift from our Father. (Ephesians 2:8–9) Christ said with just a tiny measure of faith, the size of a mustard seed, this faith could move mountains. So, what does it mean to have this type of faith, the mustard seed faith?
The Bible refers to the “mustard seed faith” two different times in the Bible. In Matthew 17:14–20, we see Christ’s disciples unable to exorcise a demon from a young boy, even though Jesus had previously given them the authority to do this very thing (Matthew 10:1). When they asked Jesus why they were not able to get rid of the demon, 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. He also said, Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew 17:14–20). In Luke 17:6, Jesus tells His disciples, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.” By referring to the small mustard seed, Jesus is speaking figuratively about the magnitude of the power of God when allowed free will in the lives of those with true faith.
The tiniest proportion of faith, when it is true faith from God, can grow to enormous proportions in the lives of believers and spreading out to have an impact to all they come know.
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