The mustard is a rapid-growing herb. Jesus likened the "Kingdom of the Heavens to a grain of mustard seed, insignificant in size, but which grows from a small beginning into a great tree,in which birds are able to nests in its branches. Also Jesus uses the same likeness in pointing out that even a little faith can accomplish much power in defeating the mountains made of flesh in each of us.
In rich soil the seed, after just a few months, become tree-like, a plant measuring from 10 to as much as 15 feet (3 to 4.6 m) in height, with a central stalk having the thickness of a man's arm. In the fall the stem and branches harden and become rigid, strong enough to support the birds that feed on the seeds. The pods that the tree develop contain a row of seeds.
In Matthew 13: 31-32 the Gospel says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."
In Isaiah 2: 2-4 The scripture says how the kingdom of God is being established: "It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many people .. .
In Daniel 2: 31-35 The world of Man is collapsing: "You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.
The head was of fine gold, its breast and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
As you looked, a Stone was cut out by no human hand, and it smote the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces; then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the Stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth."
In Daniel 4: 20-24 Man's greed for power is nothing without God: "The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, that its top reached to heaven, and was visible to the end of the whole earth; the leaves were fair and its fruit abundant, for all; and under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the air dwelt , it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong.
Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth. And whereas the king saw a Watcher, a Holy One, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Hew down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field; and let him be wet with the dew of heaven; and let his lot be with the beasts of the field, till 7 times pass over him; ... is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon you ... you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and 7 times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men, and gives it to whom he will.
And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be sure for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules. Therefore, ... break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your tranquility."
In Mark 12 we have Jesus talking about the power of Satan over us. First he compare the kingdom of heaven to a Man who sowed good seed in his field, and when they were sleeping his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. So when the plants came up bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.
Then the servants of the householder came and said to him, "Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?" The householder said to them, "An enemy has done this." Then the servants said to him,"Do you want us go and gather them?" The householder said, "No; lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, 'Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned but gather the wheat into my barn.'"
In Psalm 15, David explain what type of seed is this that has the power to move the evil mountain of Satan from their lives and embrace the mountain of the Lord, "He who walks blamelessly, and soes what is right, and speaks truth from his heart; who does not slander with his tongue, and does no evil to his friend, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor; in whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; who does not put out his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does this things shall never be moved from the tent of the Lord or from his holy hill.
Then in Matthew 14, Jesus gives to his disciples a lesson of what the power of the Holy Spirit means in the spiritual life of a believer when He healed the son of a follower from demonic powers acting in him, saying, "Because of your little faith, you can't cast demons out. For truly, I say to you, if you have Faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain (evil power), 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."
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