Be Still And Know

Matthew 17.20 NLT “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” Having just had the mountain top experience of the Transfiguration the disciples go back down to earth with a bump. A father brought his very ill son to the disciples and they were completely unable to heal him. Jesus healed him immediately and then reflected on the appalling lack of faith of his disciples. All they needed was the tiniest amount of faith and they would then be able to perform miracles in Jesus’ name. The imagery of the mustard seed is one that we have met in other places. The seed is very tiny but can grow up into a huge shrub as high as twelve feet. Jesus’ message was clear. Faith in God is so powerful that it can make incredible miracles happen. It can even move mountains. I don’t happen to believe that God is calling us to rearrange mountain ranges around the world! That would be incredibly dis