Parable of the Mustard Seed

The master said,

All you need

Is Faith.

Yes!

It doesn’t have to be a hill

It doesn’t have to be a forest

It doesn’t have to be a garden

It doesn’t have to be an ocean

It doesn’t have to be mountain

It doesn’t have to be gigantic

It doesn’t have to be spectacular

It doesn’t have to be picturesque

No!

Just the size of a seed

And not a big seed either

Just the size of a mustard seed

Yes!

That’s all the Faith you need

As 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.