Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Mustard Seed

I just had a revelation, an honest to goodness, put 2 and 2 together and BAM-O kind of revelation!!! I know most of my scholarly readers will be like "duh" but hey some of us it takes a little longer to put things together. Any way here it goes.

I was reading Luke 13:18-19 which is titled in my bible "Illustration of the Mustard Seed". When I first saw the title I assumed it was the usual verse about have faith as big as a mustard seed and you can move mountains, yada yada yada, well guess what it doesn't here is what it says:
"Then Jesus said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? It is like a tiny mustard seed planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds come and find shelter among its branches."

Well no wonder in Luke 17:6 he says: "Even if you had faith as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, (mountain in Matt. 17:20) move and it will obey you."

Wait for it, wait for it.....

If you have faith as small as a mustard seed and trust me they are pretty tiny, than you can move mountains because it is THE Kingdom of God. And just like the branches of a mustard tree are a calming place of rest for birds after a long or even a short flight so are the arms of the Father when you use your faith in him, because if you use just that small amount of faith you have the WHOLE Kingdom at your disposal.

Now if only I can remember that the next time I need to put my faith in practice.

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