Matthew 17 Faith

[Drought of the Heart]

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.





I have never meet a human that moved a mountain , have you?



Luke 23:28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. 31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?



Jesus tells of times when the people will desire the mountains move... Faith of a mustard seed can move a mountain, I fear we have made faith something it is not. Until we can move a mountain we are to walk and grow in faith. Do we teach our children we worship a God that can do that through us? I have heard many teach that does not really mean move a mountain.



Really ???Jeremiah 4:22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Do we really know Him?

Jesus came to teach about His Father that created and moves mountains . Jesus came and left us the Spirit of God...



The closest I have seen of this kind of faith was the lady that prayed the tornado away in 2012.



We are in the dry times, get alone with God and the Scriptures. If Peter and the Disciples that where called “O faithless and perverse generation , “ in the green wood times, we have to step back and rethink faith...

It is not about how many times we go to a church...It is all about growing into a mustard seed to share and use the power of God for His Glory...I know I have a long ways to go , I use to make it about my works. The Lord showed me works without true faith is fruitless...When Jesus prayed or laid hands on anyone they never came back, they where healed for life.

Matthew 17: 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

I have been Peter many times and do not have a mustard seed of faith yet . I have not reached the nothing impossible yet. We have access to the Creator of the world and beyond and yet where are the mustard seeds of faith?

 

[Drought of the Heart]

Acts3:6

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.


I use to feel good about all the works I did, that where fruitless. Most of what we call faith is something that makes us feel good, not what following Jesus really means.



The Disciples did not go around building houses , handing out money and food. If we do not have the faith as Peter did in that verse , we are not ready as they where not ready in Matthew 17: 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.



To give in the name of Jesus Christ allows a person to get up and walk on their own...The Disciples built and gave Spiritual things... We can not have enough homeless shelters or food pantries in the world because we went out giving worldly things not Spiritual...

 

[Shempster]

Perhaps the word "mountain" is a metaphor for something else. What would be the purpose of moving a mountain? Unless the space is in Hawaii and worth $200k per acre.
Perhaps it is a very difficult trial. Maybe it can concern a toxic relationship. I suppose it could be anything that stands in your way to walking in peace with God.

Just a thought.