The Amazing Mustard Seed

Matthew 13:31-32 NKJV Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, ³² which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

Matthew 17:20 ESV He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”

Now, here is a little-known fact about the Mustard Seed:

If you plant a tomato close to jalapenos, you will get hot tomatoes. Many other plants and vegetables cannot grow around certain types of other plants or vegetables because they take on the characteristics of what they are around. Certain plants cannot grow near a black walnut tree, or even near its roots, because they take in the toxins that the black walnut tree produces. However, a mustard tree, can be grown around anything! It is not affected by its surroundings! You could plant a mustard seed right on top of a jalapeno seed and it will grow to be nothing BUT a mustard tree, completely unaffected by the jalapeno.

It isn’t so much on how “small” the mustard seed is, but rather that the mustard seed is unaffected by its surroundings, environment, or what conditions may be present!

We can walk with “mustard seed” faith; unwavering, unaffected by what we see, or what conditions may exist, no matter where we are. We keep our eyes upon the Lord, trusting in Him, clinging to Him, and relying upon Him.
Faith that is like the mustard seed, is unmovable, non-doubting and steadfast.

1 Corinthians 15:58 NKJV “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”

How cool it that!! Onward and upward, we grow!! 😊