Mustard Seed Faith - Matthew 17:19-20

"Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, Why couldn’t we cast out that demon? You don’t have enough faith, Jesus told them. I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible."

A man with a demon-possessed son came to Jesus and asked Him to cast out the demon. The man explained that he had brought his son to Jesus' disciples but they couldn't cast out the demon.

Jesus rebuked His disciples’ for their failure to trust Him and his saving and healing power (vs. 17).

Later the disciples asked Jesus why they couldn't cast out the demon.

The expression, "You don't have enough faith," basically meant they had a complete lack of faith.

Contrast Jesus' declaration of the "no faith" of His disciples with the "great faith" of the Roman officer with a sick servant (8:10) and the Gentile woman with a possessed daughter (15:28).

Jesus reinforced His claim that the disciples had no faith by describing their faith as being smaller than even the tiny mustard seed.

In fact, if they had even a tiny bit of faith they could accomplish great things--even move mountains.

Sometimes the obstacles in life that stand in our way can seem so big that we fall into unbelief and despair.

Fortunately, all you need is a tiny bit of faith in Jesus--mustard seed faith--to overcome the obstacles that prevent you from living for God and fulfilling His plans and purposes for your life.