![]() The power of faith reflects the omnipotent nature of the God who bestows faith on His own. The key to understanding the passages is the nature of faith, which is a gift from God. We know that this statement about moving mountains and uprooting trees by faith is not to be taken literally. Next, in Luke 17:6, Jesus tells His disciples, “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.” By using the uncommonly small mustard seed as an example, Jesus is speaking figuratively about the incalculable power of God when unleashed in the lives of those with true 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 17:14–20). When they inquired of Jesus why they were not able to drive the demon out, the Master replied, “Because you have so little faith. ![]() First, 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). We see the reference to “mustard seed faith” twice in Scripture. So, what does it mean to have “mustard seed faith”? ![]() ![]() Yet faith is such a powerful gift from God (Ephesians 2:8–9) Christ told His disciples that, with just a tiny measure of it, the size of a mustard seed, they could move mountains. Faith is so vital to the Christian life that Scripture tells us that, without it, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). ![]()
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