It Only Takes a Little Faith to Move a Big Mountain!

Jesus said, “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.” (Matthew 17:20b) These are powerful words coming from a powerful God. What we learn here is that it only takes a little faith to move a big mountain.

Our faith is being spoken about in the context of a mustard seed by Our Lord Jesus Christ. Mustard seeds are usually about 1 or 2 mm in diameter. Again, it is important for us to understand that it only takes a little faith to move a big mountain. But this takes a firmly relying trust in our all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present God.

Jesus said this in answer to his disciples question as to why they could not evoke a demon of epilepsy out of a child. Jesus prefaced His words, “He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust].” (Matthew 17:20a)  Now, this is confusing, is it not? If we have faith like a grain of mustard seed, which is only 1 or 2 mm in diameter, nothing is impossible to us; yet because of the littleness of our faith, we cannot do the impossible. How do we reconcile God’s Word to us?

I believe the answer is in the Amplified text of the Holy Bible, which I’ve quoted here—our faith has to be alive, it must be a living faith. Living faith is firmly relying trust in our all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present God. If Jesus’ disciples, who walked and talked with Him, could not grasp an understanding of the faith He talks about, how much more difficult is it for us to grasp this faith?

“Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].”  (Hebrews 11:1)  I do not have all the answers; yet the answers are in The Holy Bible, they are in these words of Our Lord. If you have mountains to move, meditate on these words of Holy Scripture.

Jesus concluded his response to the disciples by saying, “But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:21)  This particular demon, the mountain that needed to be moved, could not be cast out by the disciples without prayer and fasting.

Let’s move our mountains! It takes faith the size of a grain of mustard seed, firmly relying trust in our God, and prayer and fasting. If Christ said it can be done—IT CAN BE DONE!  Amen! (Let it be). And we can be confident that all of God’s promises are YES and AMEN. (2 Corinthians 1:20)  So let your faith be a living faith. Remember, it only takes a little faith to move a big mountain.