The Sycamine and a Grain of Mustard Seed
Christ Jesus said that those with enough faith could bring about a miracle:
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. (Luke 17)
If you believe in the God and Christ Jesus, you have to believe this His word: A miracle can be achieved by a man with enough faith. But, what miracles does a man with enough faith want? At least, it is thought that if a man with little or no faith in the God wants any miracles, he cannot achieve any miracles.
In addition, there are some people who have super-natural power with which they can achieve miracles to our eyes. Do they all have enough faith? Further, are there any conditions or restrictions on a miracle we want to achieve with our faith, if we should wish to cause any miracle?
Can we bring peace to Ukraine, stop the coronavirus pandemic, or make the poor rich with our faith? Or what faith is needed for us to bring peace to Ukraine, stop the coronavirus pandemic, or make the poor rich? It is thought that we have to have faith big enough or pure enough to cause these miracles. At least, it is thought naturally that we have to wish peace, well-beings and health of people, and happiness of the poor above anything we are enjoying in our daily lives. In other words, beyond any our own material interests, profits, and happiness we must wish peace, well-beings and health of people, and happiness of the poor. If we love any our own material interests, profits, and happiness more than peace, well-beings and health of people, and happiness of the poor, our faith should not be enough to cause such miracles.
And, a man with faith beyond any his own material interests, profits, and happiness should not want a tree to be plucked by the root and planted in the sea without any reasons or for a reason to show his own power so as to be respected by others. In other words, as long as we get material profits or happiness from the war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, or existence of the poor, no matter if we happen to wish occasionally peace in Ukraine, end of the coronavirus pandemic, or salvation of the poor, no miracles should happen.
But, if we have faith in the God based on which we wish salvation of people who are now suffering in the war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, and poverty, miracles should be caused. But in most of cases, we neglect those now suffering in the war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, and poverty so as to keep our own peace, well-beings, and wealth. We may have general compassion to them, but we will reject any sacrifice of our own to save them.
In the case of the sycamine, if we want to make a profit by selling the tree but we find somebody drowning in the sea and we want to save the man, wishing the tree to move into the sea so that the drowning man can hold the tree to be saved, a miracle should occur with the sycamine moving into the sea.
Yet, Satan will tell us that they, who are now suffering in the war, pandemic, or poverty, have nothing to do with our material happiness, so that it is better for us to just forget about them and pursue our daily material happiness.
Indeed, to have faith enough to be regarded as a grain of mustard seed to the eyes of the God is so difficult, since even if we think that our faith is as large as the Himalayas, our faith can be smaller than a grain of mustard seed to the eyes of the God.
We are still like a rich young man who was disappointed and left Christ Jesus when he was told by Him to sell all he had, give money obtained by selling his assets, etc. to the poor, and follow Christ Jesus. But, if we pray for peace, well-beings and health of others, and salvation of the poor everyday, the effect of the prayer might become as larger as a grain of mustered seed to the eyes of the Holy Mother, Christ Jesus, or the God.
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Luke 3, King James Version
18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.