194th Post Jesus on Faith Con't. - Matthew 17: 20

Matthew 17: 20; Luke 17:6 Jesus heals a demon possessed boy Matthew 17: 14 - 21.
Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
Jesus is near the Northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, and this is toward the end of His earthly ministry. Jesus was letting the disciples to do more and more of His work, kind of like on the job training. This man brought his epileptic son to Jesus to be healed; His disciples tried to heal the boy first but could not. The man went directly to Jesus and asked Him to heal his son. After the boy had been healed, the disciples came up to Jesus privately and asked why they were not able to cast out this demon. Jesus told them it was because of their lack of faith. Then Jesus told the disciples if they had faith the size of a mustard seed, they would be able to move a mountain. This was a big slap in the face to His disciples by Jesus. Mustard seeds are some of the smallest seeds in nature. Jesus told the disciples if you had faith like a mustard seed; because of the small size of this seed, Jesus was telling them their faith was almost non existent. Jesus knew that His time of ministry was coming to an end; and the disciples were a long way from carrying on His ministry. This is a valuable lesson for us today, just going through the motions is not the same as being properly prepared for the task. How is your faith??