The Mulberry Tree
Luke 17:6
“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed,” the Lord said, “you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.”
Jesus talked about mustard seed faith in the context of duty. His following words referred to the orders of a slave from his master. When a slave has finished his work for the day, he is still a slave and has only done his duty. If we are to have faith that has the ability to uproot mulberry trees and move mountains, we must be faithful in doing our rightful duty. We must be about the process of serving God and others.
Black mulberry trees of the Middle East have a vast root system and can live up to 600 years. A mulberry tree here represents anything that is well established and been there for a long time. You may feel like it is hopeless to ever get rid of that thing, but God’s word says otherwise. Faith the size of a tiny mustard seed and the willingness to keep serving God can move even a mulberry tree out of the way.
God increases our faith as we walk in Him. If we never take the first step, we have not exercised our faith. We cannot simply sit back and wait for something to happen; we must begin to move toward the goal, expecting God to open doors and provide what is necessary for our own mulberry trees to be uprooted and our mountains to move. Faith and service work together.
Is there a mulberry tree standing in your way? Exercise your faith by moving forward in God. Regardless of how big or how strong its root system may be, God controls the mulberry tree. If you need it to move, He will move it for you.
Have a blessed day!