Where is "there"? (Matthew 17:14-21)

‘And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic, and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. So I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him." Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me." And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to THERE,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."

Jesus did not rebuke those who tried to cure the boy; nor did He say that these types of activities were impossible for them. Jesus informed them to say to this mountain, "Move from here to THERE, and it (this mountain; the misdirection of their works at the time) will move". Those works will be in faith and no longer impossible for them, in Christ. Therefore, we should consider that 'there' is the place where prayer and fasting is complete. The 'prayer' is what Jesus instructed the disciples to 'say to this mountain'. The 'fasting' is between you and the Lord of the fast.

Expedite the Fruits of Righteousness in Christ

"Then He said to the disciples, 'It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him.' 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 17:1-6)

The mulberry tree requires ten years of development to produce fruit. A grape vine begins to produce fruit at one year, fully after three years. Jesus is 'the true vine' (John 15:1). Excepting the mulberry fruit, which is quite nutritious, the tree is considered a menace: roots are superficial and dense (as in hard), capable of destroying foundations of structures. Birds have an affinity for the fruit, spreading the seeds and making more trees. Jesus commands that his disciples say, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea'. If you have faith to begin this, He will show you how and why!