Matthew 17:20 (AMPC)
“He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.“
When we read this verse we usually think that it means if we have just a small amount of faith we can do amazing things. It isn’t the size of our faith that matters. It’s what we do with it. It’s true that faith goes a long way, and whether you believe we can have a large amount of faith, a small amount of faith, or that God gives unto each person the same amount of faith, faith is what it takes to get things done.
But I like the way the amplified Bible puts emphasis on something else. Rather than the size of the faith, it looks at the quality. Faith like a mustard seed might mean a small amount of faith, but it can also refer to what you do with your faith. Is your faith alive? Do you plant it, tend it, try it, and watch it grow into something miraculous? Do you put it to work? You see a mustard seed does no good outside of the ground. It will never become a mustard tree or do anything it was created to do if it stays in the seed packet.
But if you plant it, it has the chance to fulfill its potential, to grow into a tree, to provide shelter to animals and to provide food. It does what it was created to do. So put your faith to work. Don’t leave it on the shelf doing nothing! Plant it. Use it. Exercise it. And see the miraculous wonders that God can do when faith becomes active!
Father, I thank you that you have given me faith. I thank you that faith can do miraculous things. It is faith that pleases you, and it is faith that makes miracles possible, pulling things from the spiritual realm into the now. Thank you that I have the ability to exercise my faith and see it do wonderous things. Help me not to leave my faith on the shelf, doing no good to anyone. Help me instead to exercise it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A Beautiful Mess 