"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!
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