Parable of the Mustard Seed
The master said,All you needIs Faith.Yes!It doesn’t have to be a hillIt doesn’t have to be a forestIt doesn’t have to be a gardenIt doesn’t have to be an oceanIt doesn’t have to be mountainIt doesn’t have to be giganticIt doesn’t have to be spectacularIt doesn’t have to be picturesqueNo!Just the size of a seedAnd not a big seed eitherJust the size of a mustard seedYes!That’s all the Faith you needAs tiny as a mustard seed
Have you ever seen a mustard seed? The mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds. It is so small that if you were holding one in your hand and you dropped it you would have a very hard time finding it because it is so hard to see. Even though the mustard seed is so small when it is planted in the ground, it grows into a tree large enough for birds to stand on its branches and to make their nests in it.
When you look at this little mustand seed ( before planting it in the ground ), you might think it would be impossible for a seed so tiny to grow into a tree. But our God turns that tiny seed into a wonderful place for birds to come and rest and sing.
When Jesus told this parable He compared it to loving God. When children, like you, or adults begin to love Jesus, their love is like a tiny mustard seed before it is planted in the ground. It starts out very small at first. Then when you keep on listening to what Jesus says and obeying Him, then the love grows bigger and bigger. Soon it will grow like the big mustard tree.
The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed,which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.
You can also find this parable in Mark 4:30-32; and Luke 13:18-19