A Mustard-Seed-Sized Faith

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Matthew 17:14-20  The Message

With a Mere Kernel of Faith

^14-16 At the bottom of the mountain, they were met by a crowd of waiting people. As they approached, a man came out of the crowd and fell to his knees begging, “Master, have mercy on my son. He goes out of his mind and suffers terribly, falling into seizures. Frequently he is pitched into the fire, other times into the river. I brought him to your disciples, but they could do nothing for him.”

^17-18 Jesus said, “What a generation! No sense of God! No focus to your lives! How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring the boy here.” He ordered the afflicting demon out—and it was out, gone. From that moment on the boy was well.
¹⁹ When the disciples had Jesus off to themselves, they asked, “Why couldn’t we throw it out?”
²⁰ “Because you’re not yet taking God seriously,” said Jesus. “The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, ‘Move!’ and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn’t be able to tackle.”

 
For Reflection
A little faith is a good thing.  A little faith will grow.  A little faith will begin a lifelong journey into righteous living in the hollow of God's hand.  Just a little faith will set you free.

 

Pray

for a little faith.  Pray for earth moving faith.  Pray for the confidence in God that comes from just a little faith.  Rejoice this Christmas Day in a little faith.  Give thanks to God for the gift of God's son.