A few years ago, as I was coming up with ideas to use in children's Bible lessons, I ordered mustard seeds straight from Jerusalem (Yup, all the way from Israel). The seeds are pretty much the same size as the mustard seeds one may buy here in the U.S. of A. And I have always learned and taught about having even just a little faith - the size of a mustard seed to be exact - and the impact that such a faith can have. Just out of curiousity I planted a few of the seeds only a few days ago. After only a couple days they were springing up! I know various plants have varying germination times, but that was fast if you ask me. Which led me to think about mustard seed-sized faith. And did Jesus compare little faith to the size of a mustard seed not only for the size, but for how fast its presence becomes evident? The parable in Mark 4:30-32 compares the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed. Mustard seed, being one of the smallest seeds sown in the soil, still grows into a tree - fit for use as a place of refuge and rest to other members of God's creation.
But what I never realized before is how fast it came up! Could it be that that mountain-moving faith, not only has a small start and ultimately a big finish, but it's existence is evident relatively soon after it has been sown?
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