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Christian Healthcare Ministries | Healing Bible Verses - Matthew 17:20

Written by Julia Fetherston | Sep 15, 2022 9:26:17 PM

“He replied, 'Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.’”

Faith of a mustard seed

Do you know the size of a mustard seed? It’s usually around 1 to 2 millimeters in diameter, comparable to the tip of a pen. Essentially, it’s very small. 

Mustard seed faith is a bit of an odd idea, but historically, mustard seeds were used as a figure of speech to indicate something minuscule. But shouldn’t our faith be large rather than small? Why would Jesus want us to have faith the size of a mustard seed—minuscule faith?