20He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of [a]firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [[b]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.A mustard seed is the size of 1 to 2 mm in diameter. Jesus said that if you have the faith like a grain of mustard see, you can move a mountain. I first met the Lord at the age of 12 when I got saved. During my youth, as many probably had, we probably looked at a real mountain and said to it, "Move!" But, as most, if not all of us, have expereinced, it did not move.
We must question our faith to determine if it is genuine. Every confessing "Christian" claims to "believe" and they claim to have "faith." Even the Catholics, JW, Mormons, and SDA's all claim some form of belief and faith. Mainstream christianity all claim to have faith and belief. What is faith? What is to believe?
Many are believing and thinking they have faith for healing. Is healing coming? Many are believing and thinking for provisions? Is provisions coming?
The verse is not only talking about the possibility of moving a real mountain but if you dig deeper, you will see that it is more than just a mountain. What is your mountain? Is your mountain a sickness? Is your mountain finances? Is your mountain family restoration? Is your mountain lonliess? Is your mountain addictions? Is your mountain bondage? What is your mountain?
The problem is not claiming to have faith. Everyone claims to have faith. The problem is knowing how faith works! Too many people who compromise Truth, who compromise to sin, who compromise Grace, who compromise walking in God's commandments are compromising the definition of faith. It has become nothing but a cliche. What is faith? Is faith a thought? Is faith an emotion? Is faith "to think and so you are?" Is it that easy?
You can read Hebrews chapter 11 and the authorl is attempting to the reader to define Faith. Faith is action!!!! Faith grows with Grace as you move from Glory to Glory. You must have faith like a mustard seed. What do you do with a seed? You must plant it. You must plant your faith in good soil. You must water it. You must give it light. You must tend to the crop as it grows. You must labor it to remove the insects (demons). You must wait for your harvest for the fruit. You must wait for your breakthrough!!
You do not need a large seed to begin with, you only need a tiny one. You must plant it in good soil. You must continue to drink from the Living Water of Christ. You must continue to bask in His Light (worship, read, and pray). You must use your amour to fight off the demons, bind and cast out!! You have the authority and power as a child of God. You must protect what you have believed in. You cannot give up, you must continue in your faith and wait for the harvest. You must wait for the fruit. Even in real farming, your harvest can be destroyed. You must be careful, the devil will come to destroy your faith at harvest time when it counts! The devil tactifully waits until harvest time to come after you. Because it is after we have put in so much of ourselves, if it gets destroyed, we may fall the farthest down. You must continue to persevere and endure, keeping the faith and praying, the devil will come at the end. But at the same time, God is coming as well. Will you persevere to the end?
Matthew 17:20 says because of the lack of faith which is lack of Trusting and relying on God. Will you abandon your crop because you cannot see it to the end for the fruit? Will you abandon your crop because the work is too hard? Is praying too hard for you? Is reading and worshiping too hard for you? Press forward!!! Press in!!! Do not drop your crosses!! Do you not have the patience to wait for the harvest? Or do you not believe a harvest can be obtained? Where is your faith to persevere?
God is not a fast food drive through. HE is not a microwave! He is long suffering! He is patient! He has all the time in the world! HE is working on your behalf if you just wait for Him.
2 Peter 3:9 (Amplified Bible) The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people's conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance.
Whatever your mountian may be, will you continue to pray believing? I know it is hard but will you continue to worship? I know you are tired but will you continue to read? I know you want to give up sometimes but will you continue to do His Will? Will you continue knowing a harvest is coming? Or will you fool yourself because you are expecting everyone else to do the work for you and the only effort you want to do is think it and claim it as faith? Faith is action! Believing is action! Just as a farmer must work long hours in his field, will you pray for long hours? Will you worship for long hours? Will you do the Father's will for long hours? Will you OBEY? Faith is reacting to God's Word and His Will.
And when harvest time comes, your faith will bring lushful fruit for the Kingdom of God. It is now when you can say, "MOVE MOUNTAIN!! I am healed! I am restored! I am Free! Breakthrough!!!! There is an appointed time for all things. There is an appointed time for the harvest but will you keep the faith as a farmer keeps his land knowing and believing a harvest is coming?
Matthew 13:31-32 (Amplified Bible)31Another story by way of comparison He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.32Of all the seeds it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and find shelter in its branches.
If you persevere, endure, and continue in your faith, your faith will grow to the largest of garden herbs and it will become a tree and you will bear much fruit. The birds of the air will come and find shelter in your branches. People will be drawn to you because of your genuine faith. People will be drawn to you because of the good fruit you bear. People wil be drawn to you because you contain from your growth the Liviing Water of Christ and the LIGHT of God.
Matthew 24:13 (Amplified Bible)13But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Everyone will claim to have faith. But you will be tested to determine if your faith is genuine. And only those who endure to the end shall be saved. You must endure brethren. You must persevere. Do not quit. He is coming!!! He is coming!! It is going to get difficult. Dark days are upon us and drawing nearer. Many of you will be tested severely. Please hold on and endure to the end even unto your life.
I give all the Glory to God
Steve Yong Kim
Fire of God
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