The story of Jesus as the son of God according to St. Matthew, continues by talking all about the miracles that Jesus made and how he taught the disciples certain teachings within parables. All along, Jesus helped everyone in need not only to cure them, but also to show them that he was there to support them. By doing this, he wanted to gain followers that would learn from him and therefore, go towards the correct path. By followers I don't mean fans but people that will continue the right way and someday be successful human beings. However, if you see fans in the same way as followers, one can say that Jesus wanted a lot of fans. He wanted crazy fans within his concerts. "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and l
earn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11: 28-30)
It also talked about Peter and his attempt at walking on water such as Jesus did. Since Peter had lots of faith, Jesus allowed him to do this and guides him towards "success". However, when Peter gets down the ship and begins walking towards Jesus, he gets scared of the wind and begins to sink as he cries to the Lord to be saved. Yes, Jesus did save him. Well who doesn't he save in these stories? But when he reached his hand out to help him, he says, "o thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?” This shows that when one doubts in Jesus, one fails. Thus, if you have faith in Jesus, you will accomplish all your goals successfully and won't "sink". Wow! What a metaphor!
“If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” (Matthew 17: 20) This has been one of my favorite quotes so far. It is amazing how Jesus compares faith with a simple seed. But actually, it isn't that simple. A mustard seed is the smallest seed of all, but once it grows, it can become the biggest tree of all of them. This means that if you have faith such as a grain of mustard seed, nothing will ever be impossible to you. Your faith will grow, and it will get bigger and stronger with time. You just have to believe. Believe in Jesus.
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