Mustard seed and Mountains.
The Analogy of Mustard Seed and the Kingdom of God - In Matthew 13:31-32 (NIV)
The Parables of the Mustard Seed, the Mustard Seed is also used for the measurement of Faith, that will enable us to Move Mountains, and Mustard Seed is compared to various other things in the bible. It also teaches us that Jesus measures our faith as little as a Mustard Seed, If we have such little Faith that is enough that will produce enormous results. Look at the size of a Mustard and the size of a Mountain... The size varies more than thousands and thousands. Faith as little as Mustard Seed could move such big Mountains. God is faithful, he will do what he promises, We need to have Faith enough to conquer such results.
Jesus said "If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
So Faith is things hoped for and not seen, as said in Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
James 1:22
King James Version (KJV)
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
The Mustard Seed is compared with the following to make us understand what Faith is and what can happen if one has Faith as little as Mustard Seed.
1. To move mountains - When Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon in Matthew 17:14-23
Jesus says this when the disciple was not able to heal the boy with a Demon - For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
2. Grows exponentially - In Matthew 13:31-32 (NIV)
The Parables of the Mustard Seed
31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Jesus says, he came to the world to give us life and life abundantly - John 10:10 (NKJV)
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
3. To cast Mulberry Tree into the Sea -In Luke 17:6 (NKJV) When Jesus was saying about Faith and Duty -
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
6 So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Jesus said to Thomas, after resurrection when Jesus asked Thomas to touch and believe ...
John 20:29 (NIV)
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
In Luke 11: 27 As Jesus was saying about the authority of God, as he was tested and told that he does miracle with the power of evil, When Jesus explains by what authority he does miracles....... As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”
28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
The analogy of Mustard seed gives us an insight into the aspects of God in Faith, Belief and Trust and how God values the little Faith that we have and what it results in. In Luke 10 verse 23 Jesus says -
The Analogy of Mustard Seed and the Kingdom of God - In Matthew 13:31-32 (NIV)
The Parables of the Mustard Seed, the Mustard Seed is also used for the measurement of Faith, that will enable us to Move Mountains, and Mustard Seed is compared to various other things in the bible. It also teaches us that Jesus measures our faith as little as a Mustard Seed, If we have such little Faith that is enough that will produce enormous results. Look at the size of a Mustard and the size of a Mountain... The size varies more than thousands and thousands. Faith as little as Mustard Seed could move such big Mountains. God is faithful, he will do what he promises, We need to have Faith enough to conquer such results.
Jesus said "If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
So Faith is things hoped for and not seen, as said in Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Romans 10:17 (NKJV)
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
James 1:22
King James Version (KJV)
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
The Mustard Seed is compared with the following to make us understand what Faith is and what can happen if one has Faith as little as Mustard Seed.
1. To move mountains - When Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon in Matthew 17:14-23
Jesus says this when the disciple was not able to heal the boy with a Demon - For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
2. Grows exponentially - In Matthew 13:31-32 (NIV)
The Parables of the Mustard Seed
31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Jesus says, he came to the world to give us life and life abundantly - John 10:10 (NKJV)
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
3. To cast Mulberry Tree into the Sea -In Luke 17:6 (NKJV) When Jesus was saying about Faith and Duty -
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
6 So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Jesus said to Thomas, after resurrection when Jesus asked Thomas to touch and believe ...
John 20:29 (NIV)
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
In Luke 11: 27 As Jesus was saying about the authority of God, as he was tested and told that he does miracle with the power of evil, When Jesus explains by what authority he does miracles....... As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”
28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
The analogy of Mustard seed gives us an insight into the aspects of God in Faith, Belief and Trust and how God values the little Faith that we have and what it results in. In Luke 10 verse 23 Jesus says -
Luke 10:23-27
King James Version (KJV)
23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
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