Faith Like A Mustard Seed
“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you” (Matt. 17:19). On one occasion, a man fell upon his knees, and said to Jesus: “Lord, have mercy on my son” (Matt. 17:14-15a). Here is a father who wants desperately to help his son out of dire straits. He used words like “lunatic” and “very ill” to describe his son’s condition, noting that the boy’s illness made him make him fall into the fire and the water, in other words, it left him in a state of self destructiveness (Matt. 17:15b). The condition was more than just a case of epilepsy; rather, the cause was spiritual. The boy had given into the sirens of demons, and the malevolent spirits set out to destroy him. Compounding the problem was the man brought the stricken child to the disciples, but they were unable to cure him (Matt. 17:16). The disciples had the place of authority to act, but they could not carry out their...