To help them never have
A mustard seed
Of unbelief.
"And the apostles
Said to the Lord,
'Increase our faith.'
So the Lord said,
'If you have faith
As a mustard seed,
You can say
To this mulberry tree,
'Be pulled up by the roots
And be planted in the sea,'
And it would obey you.' "Luke 17:5-6
On the surface,
Jesus seemed to tell them
What He'd told them
Once before,
But if we listen in,
There is way more.
For this time,
With a simple illustration
That we all agree is true,
He takes the way
We think of faith,
And how we think
We're supposed to
Strengthen faith,
And made it
Something new.
New?
Or was it just Elijah's
Timeless message,
Dusted off
And re-introduced?
"And which of you,
Having a servant plowing
Or tending sheep,
Will say to him
When he has come in
From the field,
'Come at once
And sit down to eat!'
But will he not rather
Say to him,
'Prepare something
For my supper,
And gird yourself
And serve me
Till I have eaten and drunk,
Afterwards
You will eat and drink?' "Luke 17:7-8
"Feed me first!"