In his song, “Move Mountain,” Clay Evans sings, If you have the faith the size of a mustard seed, just say move mountain, move mountain,
move mountain, mountain get out of my way.
If I were to ask, where is your faith rooted, what would be your response? Is it rooted in beliefs, self-sufficiency, institutions, long awaited promises, or in people we consider trustworthy? While each is credible in its own regard, none bear any sort of guarantee. All lack the promise of assurance. Faith, out of necessity, is exercised in our lives repeatedly, it teaches us not to be self-reliant, but dependent; it forces us to trust what we do not see, and lean on the unwavering testimony of faith’s heroes.
Today’s podcast is titled.
Great Faith
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
We should above all things have faith, but in what? The world in which we live gives us very little to hope in, and for the generations to follow, far less. We should however have the utmost confidence in what God (not man) has assured us. Scripture reminds us in, 1 Corinthians 2:9 thus 9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath entered the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Scripture likewise refers over and over again to those of little and great faith, such as Jesus inquiry in Matthew 8:23-26, 23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
How does one reach such a end, when everything has caused our confidence to melt within? We are reminded that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we shall … not almost, not could have, not would have, but shall move mountains (Matthew 17:20). Why a mustard seed? For the sake of visualization, it is considered the smallest of all seeds, 1 to 2 millimeters (.039 inches) in size, smaller than the eye of a typical sewing needle, and yet if we simply had that much, we would be able to achieve the impossible, that which is uncommon to humanity. In another way it is God demonstrating how little of what occurs in life is within our control or our presumed inexhaustible power.
